<p><i>Straightforward solutions to difficult problems.</i></p><p>Most teenagers have a friend who has been affected by an eating disorder. Such disorders affect almost 20% of teenage girls in North America at some point in their development. </p><p>Magazines and movies constantly stress a thin body image as the defining force for popularity. The message teenagers get is that thin is the only route to popularity and happiness. </p><p>Through the Eating Disorder Program, Drs. Katzman and Pinhas, at The Hospital for Sick Children, have developed a program that helps young people and their parents deal with the problems of eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia. </p><p>First, the book shows parents how to identify an eating disorder and when to become concerned about it. </p><p>Second, there is vital information for parents on how to become informed users of the health care system and how to collaborate in their child's treatment. </p><p>Third, practical support for parents, family members and coaches enables them to participate in the recovery of a child or adolescent with an eating disorder. </p><p>Worksheets, diaries and first-person case studies assists parents and caregivers to help youth overcome an eating disorder. </p>