Eating Disorders // A Parent’s Guide

This guide will help you discuss the following questions:

• What are eating disorders?
• How does social media play into the portrayal of eating disorders?
• Why do eating disorders run the risk of being glamorized?
• Why are eating disorders on the rise?
• What can helping a teen with an eating disorder look like?
• What insight does Scripture offer on eating disorders?

Note: We don’t often include trigger warnings in our material, but we want to encourage you not to search any of the social media terms or hashtags included in this guide, particularly in the section “How are eating disorders portrayed online?” without also including specific parameters that will keep you in research-oriented or help and recovery contexts. The content that hides under these tags and terms is intense and alarming. We have chosen to include specific information in order to help you stay educated about the content your teen might stumble upon or seek out so you can be aware and help keep them and yourself safe.