ME L ANI E JAW E T T ’ S DAUG HT ER WAS SUCCE S S F UL LY T RE AT E D AT T HE RO YAL

F RE E HO S P I TAL F O R ANO RE X I A . HE RE S HE S HARE S S O ME ADV I CE O N HO W TO S P O T I F

Y O UR CHI L D HAS T HE CO NDI T I O N

As a parent could you spot the warning signs of an eating

disorder?

Y O U R C H I L D M AY S U D D E N LY S TA R T WA N T I N G T O E AT A L O N E W H E N T H E Y H AV E A LWAY S S H A R E D

M E A L S W I T H T H E R E S T O F T H E FA M I LY, O R T H E Y M AY W I T H D R AW F R O M T H E FA M I LY.

They want to be alone

Y O U R C H I L D M AY S TA R T W E A R I N G B A G G Y C L O T H E S TO H I D E T H E I R W E I G H T L O S S O R

C L O T H E S T H AT A R E I N A P P R O P R I AT E F O R T H E W E AT H E R . M Y D A U G H T E R W O R E J U M P E R S E V E N I N S U M M E R B E C A U S E S H E WA S A LWAY S C O L D .

What are they wearing?

Y O U R C H I L D M AY S TA R T O B S E S S I V E LY C O U N T I N G C A L O R I E S W H E N P R E V I O U S LY T H E Y

S H O W E D L I T T L E I N T E R E S T I N C A L O R I E C O N T E N T.  

Calorie counting

L O O K O U T F O R A N Y C H A N G E S I N Y O U R C H I L D ' S E X E R C I S E R E G I M E , PA R T I C U L A R LY I F T H E Y

S TA R T E X E R C I S I N G M A N I C A L LY.

Not all exercise is good

Y O U R C H I L D M AY B E C O M E A N T I - S O C I A L B E C A U S E T H E I R E AT I N G D I S O R D E R M AY M A K E T H E M F E E L D I F F E R E N T F R O M T H E I R F R I E N D S

A N D T H E Y F E E L M I S U N D E R S T O O D

Unwilling to go out

Y O U R C H I L D M AY A L S O D I S A P P E A R T O T H E B AT H R O O M A F T E R A M E A L T O P U R G E W H AT

T H E Y H AV E J U S T E AT E N . B I T E M A R K S O N F I N G E R S A N D / O R R O T T I N G T E E T H A R E A N

I N D I C AT O R O F B U L I M I A

Trips to the bathroom