Introducing
Your new presentation assistant.
Refine, enhance, and tailor your content, source relevant images, and edit visuals quicker than ever before.
Trending searches
Childhood Demons: Anorexia
4
Is This Even a Problem?
"It is a demon. It's something that comes in there, possesses your child, and you can't fight it, they can't fight it - you don't know what to do."
Childhood Demons:
Childhood Demons:
Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia Nervosa
Behavioral/Emotional Signs
What is Childhood Anorexia?
"At first I started giving up sweets, and then it was all junk food, and then I became a vegetarian and stopped eating completely...At the moment then I wanted to die...I can't remember why."
-Dana, age 8
Physical Signs
"I like the bones, which is horrible to say. But I do and I can't help it."
-Georgie, age 16
Dana
7:45 - 8:14
References:
- "Dana: The 8 Year Old Anorexic." Youtube. Youtube, 30 Sep.
2012. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.
- ECRI Institute. The Educator Toolkit. National Eating Disorder
Association. n. d. Digital File. 16 Mar. 2015.
What Can We Do?
In a Classroom:
- Be aware of the signs.
- Share concerns with parents.
- Focus on healthy eating as opposed to stressing obesity problems.
At Home:
- Be aware of the signs.
- Promote healthy eating habits.
- Stress the
importance of
internal beauty
and importance.
Eating Disorders
"An illness that causes significant disturbances to an individual's everyday diet."
-National Institute of Mental Health
Anorexia
- Self-starvation.
- A physical and psychological illness.