For example, a common recommendation is to make sure their is a family habit of eating three times a day and eating at least one meal together. Also, a common recommendation is to have a healthy variety of foods available in the home. I have a free monthly newsletter which can be subscribed to at my website . And I have started offering tele-classes for parents which run for 4 to 6 weeks, one hour per week. Parents are connected by a telephone bridge line and I teach the class.
Parents can both learn and support each other.
The idea is to support parents while their child is in treatment. The classes and newsletter are a supplement, not a substitute for treatment by a team of professionals. Young people are often in the throws of developing their identities. Children are picking their values, career aspirations, chosen interest areas, and educational goals. All this can be very overwhelming.