Parent Choices For Struggling Teens

Guest: David Hirshberg, Ex. Dir. of Germaine Lawrence in Boston, a Residential Treatment Center for girls. Hirshberg earned his Doctorate in Education at Harvard School of Education and has been working with adolescents for years. Hirshberg asserts that Eating disorders such as Anorexia have become epidemic in our country, and that Aneorexia is one of the most life-threatening mental disorders. The discussion explained what eating disorders are, how they differ from the more common obesity and over-concern with diet; how teens develop serious eating disorders and how treatment is approached to redevelop healthy eating habits despite the obsessive of serious eating disorders. This segment was sponsored by Spring Ridge Academy, 928-632-4602, www.springridgeacademy.com, a Therapeutic Boarding School for Girls in Arizona.