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"In writing this "how-to" guide for parents who have a child with an eating disorder, Dr. Cris Haltom has provided them with a valuable tool empowering them to re-establish their proper role as mother and father. Full of practical advice about how to go about daily life when it is overshadowed by the specter of anorexia or bulimia nervosa, this book is remarkably free of psychological jargon while offering numerous "tips" about how to cope with "the stranger" in the family who has an eating disorder. Emphasizing the importance of letting go of blame, guilt and fault-finding and moving forward with a loving, pro-active, non-punitive and non-judgmental approach to a child or adolescent with an eating disorder, Cris helps parents re-connect with their daughter or son, by laying the foundation for her or his recovery. As emerging evidence-based treatment models underscore the importance of family-based approaches, Dr. Haltom's book spells out the essential elements to facilitate recovery that parents have within themselves, but that are often hidden beneath fear and denial. With clarity and hopefulness, Dr. Haltom has bestowed a wonderful gift to parents who wonder "what can I do to help my child become healthy again and replace the stranger in our house?" "
Richard Kreipe, M. D.
Chief, Division of Adolescent Medicine University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
"If you know someone with an eating disorder, you will thank Cris Haltom for this warm, wise and useful book filled with sensitive stories and practical advice about the day to day struggle in the battle against eating disorders. A Stranger at the Table offers parents, caretakers and loved ones concrete suggestions and empowering guidelines for facilitating understanding and healing."
Judith Ruskay Rabinor, Ph.D.
Author, A Starving Madness: Tales of Hunger, Hope and Healing in
Psychotherapy
"Dr. Haltom's writings for parents have become an important part of my counseling. I have often felt parents are the "forgotten entity" in eating disorder counseling. Cris' essays invite this entity into the treatment and inspire parents to assume a positive role in their child's movement toward health. Her insight has been invaluable in helping my clients' parents set up a recovery plan that removes unnecessary blame and focuses on solutions. These essays should be required reading for any parent involved in their child's eating disorder recovery."
Monika Woolsey, MS, RD
A Better Way Health, Inc.
Glendale, Arizona
"A Stranger at the Table: Dealing with Your Child's Eating Disorder"(2004). Ronjon Publishing: Denton, TX.
Get practical, informed tips about how to deal with your child's eating disorder. Read about some important new research findings and treatment directions.
This 285 page book is for the parents and caregivers of young people with eating disorders.
Watch as I interview Mary Ellen and Dan Clausen and they tell the gripping story of their two girls who struggle with eating disorders.
The Clausens offer support, empathy and helpful ideas to parents, grandparents, and caretakers of those with eating disorders. I encourage you to
read more about this helpful video, distributed by the Cornell University Resource Center.
This company pioneered making an extensive and inclusive book order service available to the public about eating disorders.
You will find information about publications and books, research, and treatment facilities at their website and in their free Eating Disorders Resource Catalog.
Clinicians can also subscribe to Gurze's newsletter, "Eating Disorders Review." Go to www.gurze.com or call 1-800-756-7533.
This is an organization of fathers with daughters devoted to strengthening father-daughter relationships and to supporting fathers in their efforts to teach their daughters that they are valued for who they are, and NOT for what they look like.
A free biweekly email newsletter is available from dadsanddaughters.org
ANAD is an organization dedicated to alleviating the problems of eating disorders.
It provides a national hotline for information and referrals to a variety of treatment services. ANAD sponsors advocacy programs, research projects and health education and prevention programs.
Information about ANAD can be found at www.anad.org
Offers up-to-date information, a newsletter and an International Treatment Resource Directory.
ANRED, another eating disorder organization, merged with NEDO in 1997. Their useful website is maintained at www.anred.com
A comprehensive website featuring Trees of Life planted by someone recovered or recovering from an eating disorder, a treatment finder service, support through a chat room and "E-Mail Buddies", information about eating disorders and related psychological issues, and a helpful, free newsletter.
Go to www.pale-reflections.com
A website dedicated to those who are looking to recover from an eating disorder and to family and friends supporting those in recovery.
Provides an excellent compilation of web links and Net resources at www.caringonline.com
This website is dedicated to promoting the awareness and prevention of eating disorders through community education and activism.
Offers a toll-free, Eating Disorders Information and Referral Line (1-800-931-2237) and plenty of useful information and resource announcements. Go to www.edap.org
Edreferral.com is dedicated to the treatment and prevention of eating disorders. It includes a family of specialists filled with an amazing spirit of cooperation. www.edreferral.com
This website is geared towards explaining eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia, obesity, binge eating, etc.) in teenage girls, what they are and what parents/friends can do about them. www.mirasolteen.com
