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When parents disagree on how to address a child's body image issues

My teenage daughter is developing an eating disorder and my spouse thinks I'm being too gentle while I think they're being too confrontational, and we're fighting about how to help her while she's getting worse. We're so focused on being right about the approach that we've stopped actually supporting each other or her.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Fear for a child's wellbeing is fracturing the very partnership that could provide the most stable support.

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