Understanding Food and Your Family

For today's teens, self-esteem is inextricably connected to body image. This series provides teens with crucial information about eating disorders, body image, and health. Its body-positive message will boost teens' self-esteem and help them learn to love their bodies.

Teens sometimes eat to soothe feelings of emptiness and loneliness, but this behavior can lead to the development of an eating disorder. Tattersall's book explains how family life can create a relationship between food and a teen's self-image. It also offers suggestions about changing family food habits, improving self-esteem, and developing a physically and emotionally healthy lifestyle.