My daughter is 11, and was diagnosed by our GP with anxiety and depression in April. She has a mental health assessment appointment in September.
She is really struggling with eating and has gone off a lot of previously loved food. Little to no appetite, to be expected really as one of the symptoms of the above. She becomes very sensitive and resistant to any gentle encouragement to eat. I’m not putting any pressure on her and I’m trying to provide things I know she does like to tempt her on her own. On occasion it seems like she announces her lack of appetite or her intention to not eat to see the reaction she gets. She has been seen before to try to control situations to achieve the outcome she wants.
She’s very slim anyway with very little body fat and is very active so I’m aware that not eating enough is going to have a negative effect.
Has anyone experienced this and can you offer any tips or advice?
We’re seeing the GP this week btw.