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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why aren’t you directly asking your daughter? That is what I would do. “Hey, I’m worried about Larla. Have you noticed X? Do you think she might be Y?” And then I would listen. I’m pretty sure my 14 year old would be honest with me. And then I would weigh in with my concerns about my daughter and also ask her what she thought about telling someone else (like a parent or counselor). My kid would likely be a fairly reasonable judge of whether the parents would be helpful or even more destructive. [/quote]

I agree with this. Kids are insightful. And opening dialogue will help you know what is going on with your daughter, if she is finding the behavior worrisome or intriguing or something that she is getting jealous/competitive over.

I will also say that I have a friend who has a DD with "disordered eating." My friend is very aware of her DD's problems and might not mind if another family pointed it out, but would not be surprised and would appreciate the concern. Eating disorders are extremely hard to combat. It's not necessarily a reflection of any kind of problem in the family or the parents' fault. I would encourage compassion. We all have worries about our children and are filled with doubt about how to handle--and this is all those feelings multiplied by a thousand-fold.  [/quote]

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