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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm 16:05 and maybe I do come across as attacking you, because I was trying to stress the importance of this NOT being a parental fact finding mission. Leave this to a doctor. At this point, and with the info given, continually asking your daughter food related questions can only make this worse. She might be even more uncomfortable speaking to you about it, perhaps a woman would make her feel more at ease with her body.

Honestly, 8yo is quite young for an eating disorder and saying that your wife diets a lot is quite a stretch for learned behavior. I think it's odd that you continue to put those two things together and that is why I will continue to recommend that you just bring her to a doctor. [/quote]

You come across as attacking him because you have been.  And you really don't know what you are talking about.  8 is young, but kids this age do get eating disorders. They have residential programs for children under 12 with eating disorders.  And the wife dieting can be a trigger.  There's nothing odd about that.  I have never, ever mentioned weight or dieting around my daughter precisely to avoid this issue.[/quote]

I only posted at 16:05 and 17:09, I'm not sock-puppeting the same opinion throughout the thread... Other PPs have pretty much the same opinion. I was harsh because I have been there and I know what it is like to have one's dad questioning them about an eating disorder--it feels like accusing and it makes it worse. It totally ends up being a self-fulfilling prophecy.

95% of people with eating disorders are between the ages of 12-26, an estimated 1% are female adolescents. Statistics are on your side OP, please be gentle with your daughter.[/quote]

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