Supporting Someone You Love
04 of 05If your child is struggling, an eating disorder team can help you understand what's happening and how to support them at home. Butterfly also offers guidance for families and carers.
What can help
- Talk to them privately and gently, focusing on how they seem rather than what they eat.
- Listen without judgement.
- Encourage them to see a doctor, and offer to go with them.
- Keep including them in everyday life and the things they enjoy.
What to avoid
- Comments about their body, weight or appearance, even positive ones.
- Labelling food as "good" or "bad".
- Blaming them, or turning meals into a battle.
