My Daughter is nearly 11years old, she hardly eats anything.?
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She is showing definit signs of Anorexia. Get her to the D. IMMEDIATLY! S/he can give you a referal. Time is important. The longer it goes on the more difficult it is to treat. It is fatal about 1/4 of the time. You will not be able to help her on your own. Contact professionals immediatly.
She will not be able to just decide to eat without vomiting. The illness is to far along.
Take her to a doctor. She might need to see a mental health profession. She is kind of young, but I wouldn't completely rule out anorexia-nervosa.
Try going the opposite route of punishment and reward her for trying new things. Take her shopping, let her stay up late, etc. If that doesn't work, I'm not sure what else you could try.
You definitely need to consult a professional though. She might have some body issues or be feeling peer pressure to be skinny (or, God forbid, trying to be more like the Paris Hiltons and Lindsay Lohans of the world).
buy some junk food that pre-teens like! and also, show her pics of lindsay lohan, paris & nicole riche and show her how not eating can lead to VERY unhealthy behaviors.
Maybe you should start buying really tempting foods like chips and junk food. Even though it isn't very healthy.. its better then nothing.
i went through the same thing and the results wernt good . if your daughter is in ballet ... pointe or anything of that nature then i would definatley take her to the doctor because i was anorexic from 11 1/2 years old until i was 15
so yah speaking from own experience. take her in . good luck :/
i'd say she's being presured. take he rto the docter. People are jerks when i was 11 ( 1 year ago). They pressured to think i was fat and need to be thin. even people that are stick ,like my bff, say their fat and she's way thinner then me and that made me think that i was big talk to like my mom did and said that i am perfect any way u are.
Maybe start with buying a little junk food then if she eats that tell her at dinner time she can have it if she eats a little dinner first. If that doesn't work, either consult a doctor or have tempting, nutritious dinners & ignore her eating issues & see if she asks to try them. Ask her what she likes to eat & cook a heathier version of it. P.S. Is she eating when she is away from home?
I would agree that she needs professional intervention. If she does have an eating disorder which her behavior points towards, the mental health problem can be difficult for not only the sufferer but the family members as well. Here is a website for resources including possible local support groups (though not in lieu of actual therapy) in getting help both for your daughter as well as those closest to her that are affected by her difficulties as well: www.something-fishy.org
i'm 13 and weh i was about her age i did the same thing for about a week or two. i got hungery just i didn't want anything but bread. i think u should just wait it out a for a littel longer
you should take her to a doctor. if she is loosing weight because she isn't eating this could endanger her health. she is young but it's possible she has an eating disorder. if this progresses it could develop into anorexia or bulimia. ask her why she doesn't want to eat certain foods or nothing at all. try to speak to her on her level, and remind her that you won't be mad no matter what her answer is.
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