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How to support a child's eating issues when you have your own history

I can tell my teenage daughter is starting to restrict her food and I don't know how to help her without revealing how much I understand her thoughts.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Personal experience becomes both the source of insight and the barrier to effective intervention, creating a paradox of knowing too much.

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