THE number of children urgently put into NHS treatment for an eating disorder rose by 85 per cent at the end of last year, official figures show.
Rates were relatively the same between January and June, during which time the first lockdown was put in place. In total, 9,758 children started a treatment plan for an eating disorder in 2020, compared with 7,963 in 2019. “Over the course of the pandemic we have seen the demand to Beat's helpline services increase by 173 per cent”, he said.
“This in turn brings feelings of isolation and loneliness, and of course this is often compounded by the understandable increase in the use of social media sites.” “Eating disorders thrive when some is in a place of isolation and when they are looking for something that can lead them to feeling safer and more certain.
Try to use sentences starting with "I", like, "I'm worried because you do not seem happy", rather than sentences beginning with "you".Avoid discussing people's diets or weight problems, especially to comment on your child’s appearance - even if you have something nice to say.
Bad parenting. Simple as that.
A new timebomb, to go with all the other lockdown lunacy policy.