here's a wonderful short video to raise awareness and most of all hope. Because, as NEDA says, everybody knows somebody.
I wish you peace, hope, and recovery from whatever you struggle with.
Showing posts with label NEDAW. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NEDAW. Show all posts
Monday, February 27, 2012
Saturday, February 23, 2008
In honor of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week . . .
. . . which starts tomorrow, why not treat yourself to one of Carrie Arnold's "Fork You, Eddie!" necklaces?
All profits go to the National Eating Disorders Association.
C'mon. You know you want to tell good ol' ED to fork off. Here's your chance to do it in style.
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Have dinner with your family on Feb. 25!
Just in case you needed a reason to make family dinners more of a priority, here are some fascinating statistics:
* Kids whose families eat dinner together more often eat better and show less eating-disordered behavior than kids whose families eat together less often
* Kids whose families eat dinner together three times a week or less are twice as likely to try marijuana and cigarettes and 1-1/2 times likelier to try alcohol than those whose families eat together 5-7 times a week
* A 2001 University of Michigan study found that family meals trumped most other predictive factors in kids’ lives, including amount of time spent in school, studying, church, playing sports, and in art activities. When the results were statistically controlled for gender, race, family structure and employment, income, social class, parents’ education and age, and family size, family meals were still the single strongest predictor of better achievement scores and fewer behavioral problems
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And what better way to honor National Eating Disorders Week this February than to schedule a family dinner?
To celebrate the role of family support in recovery from eating disorders, the Maudsley Parents group (of which I am proud to be a founding member) will sponsor a worldwide Family Dinner on February 25. Sign up to share a meal with your family that day, and you'll receive a Gold Fork pin and NEDAW materials on request.
My family's in--how about yours?
* Kids whose families eat dinner together more often eat better and show less eating-disordered behavior than kids whose families eat together less often
* Kids whose families eat dinner together three times a week or less are twice as likely to try marijuana and cigarettes and 1-1/2 times likelier to try alcohol than those whose families eat together 5-7 times a week
* A 2001 University of Michigan study found that family meals trumped most other predictive factors in kids’ lives, including amount of time spent in school, studying, church, playing sports, and in art activities. When the results were statistically controlled for gender, race, family structure and employment, income, social class, parents’ education and age, and family size, family meals were still the single strongest predictor of better achievement scores and fewer behavioral problems
http://www2.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif
And what better way to honor National Eating Disorders Week this February than to schedule a family dinner?
To celebrate the role of family support in recovery from eating disorders, the Maudsley Parents group (of which I am proud to be a founding member) will sponsor a worldwide Family Dinner on February 25. Sign up to share a meal with your family that day, and you'll receive a Gold Fork pin and NEDAW materials on request.
My family's in--how about yours?
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