Parent Scripts For Eating Disorder Recovery

Eating disorders are tough to manage, and scripts can help you learn how to balance the core concepts of gentle parenting. Basically, you want to be both kind and firm when talking to your child with an eating disorder. This is advanced-level parenting, but you can do it! Find out how to hold your boundaries without losing your temper. Use these scripts to support your child’s eating disorder recovery.

Eating disorders are hard for parents to cope with. They require tremendous effort and strength. Your child’s eating disorder will make demands that you can’t meet, but holding your boundaries and staying strong is hard! These scripts help you navigate the most common challenges in eating disorder recovery that you’re most likely to face. You’ll learn how to approach problems, what to say, and what not to say to keep things moving towards recovery.

There are a few common pitfalls that parents fall into when parenting a child with an eating disorder. These scripts can help you avoid the pitfalls and stay steady and strong (but still kind!) while navigating the most difficult parts of eating disorder recovery. If what you’re saying right now isn’t working, it’s not your fault. But these scripts can give you some new ideas based on neuroscience and a deep understanding of the science of motivation.

A script for what you can say when you’re a parent facing a child with an eating disorder will help you feel more calm and confident. And research shows that the more parents can stay calm and confident, the better they’re able to support recovery. Having a child with an eating disorder is hard! These scripts don’t replace treatment and support, but they will help you gain knowledge, ideas, and understanding.