- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Da Capo Press Inc; New edition edition (5 Oct 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 073821079X
- ISBN-13: 978-0738210797
- Product Dimensions: 21 x 14.1 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,111,325 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"One of the things I like best about Strober's book is that he's very realistic about the lives of teenage girls." The Independent"
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This is an invaluable parenting guide to understanding the slippery slope that leads to eating disorders, and to steering a child back to a healthy physical and emotional state. Some diets are just that - a brief episode of calorie or fat counting; they are merely attempts to lose weight for the sake of a smaller skirt size. Other diets, however, are a prelude to the kind of problem with food that has nothing to do with shape or size but rather emotional issues which, if left undetected, could bring a child to the brink of a serious eating disorder. The line between one and the other is sometimes hard to determine and many girls slip over that line quickly and quietly. Outlining the findings of his original research - that there are three distinct stages of eating disorders - Dr. Michael Stroeber helps parents detect the severity of a child's weight issues and helps them steer her clear of - or manoeuvre herself off - a slippery slope that could lead to Anorexia Nervosa. "Just a Little Too Thin" offers expert guidance on how to talk about weight and eating in ways that won't alienate the child in question and provides parents with the tools to help them cope with the emotional issues that are feeding their child's obsession with their weight. No matter where a child rests on the continuum of eating behaviours, "Just a Little Too Thin" is an invaluable aid for parents who are intent on keeping their children emotionally and physically healthy in a world of unprecedented pressures.
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I'm a clinical psychologist and I work with teenagers with eating disorders and their families.
I would recommend this book to parents who are concerned about their child's attitude to weight and eating, but where the issue is not yet at the stage of being a fully-fledged eating disorder.
It has plenty of good advice and thought-provoking information on how to deal with the topic.
Its main drawback is that it is quite American in focus - fine if you are based in the US with its health system, but some of the issues are different in the UK and Europe.
I would recommend this book to parents who are concerned about their child's attitude to weight and eating, but where the issue is not yet at the stage of being a fully-fledged eating disorder.
It has plenty of good advice and thought-provoking information on how to deal with the topic.
Its main drawback is that it is quite American in focus - fine if you are based in the US with its health system, but some of the issues are different in the UK and Europe.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Now I get it.
9 Sep 2005
Format:Hardcover
I am the father of an adolescent girl who has begun to worry about her weight. I haven't understood why as she is quite slim, but certainly can see she is a perfectionist. Up until now the only books I could find to understand what's happening to her were frightening and about actual illness. There wasn't anything about what could be happening to MY child now -- while she's still rather healthy. This book is totally great. I now understand where my daughter is on the dieting spectrum, I have a sense of how to read her behaviors and I even feel confident now talking to her about food, weight, and her desire to be thin. We're not fighting. We're actually talking. This is a book that seems to have helped me put each of us in a safer place. I highly recommend it to any parent who is seeing their child begin to obsess about her weight.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Should be read with STICK FIGURE by Lori Gottlieb
30 Sep 2005
Format:Hardcover
Dr. Michael Strober provides excellent insight for parents of girls suffering from eating disorders. His combination of academic research and clinical experience makes his advice both practical and effective. There is no other guide like this out there.
Another excellent resource for parents is STICK FIGURE: A DIARY OF MY FORMER SELF by Lori Gottlieb. I heard a reading from both books tonight, and having both the doctor's and patient's points of views was invaluable. As a parent of a teen girl, I highly recommend reading both books together.
Another excellent resource for parents is STICK FIGURE: A DIARY OF MY FORMER SELF by Lori Gottlieb. I heard a reading from both books tonight, and having both the doctor's and patient's points of views was invaluable. As a parent of a teen girl, I highly recommend reading both books together.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
David Feinberg, MD
28 Sep 2005
Format:Hardcover
Dr. Michael Strober has taken his life's work, synthesized it, and encapsulated in a very well written, accessible text. Dr. Strober is known internationally in academic psychiatry and psychology as a "triple threat". This means he has the highest respect as a clinician, teacher and researcher. When it comes to eating disorders you want Dr. Strober to care for you; you want him to teach you and you want to follow his research findings. Now all of these arenas are covered in one place: Just a Little Too Thin: How to Pull Your Child Back from the Brink of an Eating Disorder. I consider this a must read for any patient or family dealing with anorexia as well as all students and clinicians interested in eating disorder.
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