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[quote=Anonymous]DD is recovering from an ED - if you want to read more about current approaches to dealing with them check our feast-Ed.org
For instance totally true that the current approaches would call for supervised eating and more intensely at different earlier phases. My DD has a 504 with supervised eating as part of it for instance and then also monitoring of weight maintenance via our health care team.

She now quickly recognizes when other kids are restricting or ED behaviors in others. Keep in mind Ed’s are a mental health issue and not just a physical or physiological disorder for those who just respond about the eating. They are layered and complicated. And when you restrict a lot or regularly it becomes even more physiological.  She asked her care team and therapists who are ED specialists about how to deal with it esp when one good friend was exhibiting significant restricting.

They counseled her to be a good friend - and to let the friend know you are there for them. If she felt comfortable sharing any of her own feelings and things she does to cope with different things. Or ways to ask for help.  Can offer food and encourage. But very much that it is not her responsibility to treat or try to cure her friend. 
They suggested possibly mentioning to a counselor or trusted teacher at school but not the girls parents (at least about the ED vs possibly raising that kid seemed down or sad). [/quote]

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