Anorexia in children
Juliette, 9 years old, has started to sort her food like a little ant, Justin no longer wants to consume “animal” products… They are in the middle of childhood and here they are quibbling at the table in front of their plates!
Prepubertal behaviors
Children worry more and more early (from the age of 6) about their body, their image, their weight… And that is not without consequences for their health! Indeed, more and more of them are exhibiting typical anorexia nervosa behaviors before adolescence, a period deemed to be calm where nothing special happens, according to psychic theories …
The body in question
Jules, 6 years old, becomes capricious at the table and eats only what he wants, Marie, 10 years old, compares her thigh circumference with the girlfriends… All the occasions are good, between comrades or at home, to evoke a body which is “too much” or not “enough” filled! Often endowed with a certain physical hyperactivity, children suffering from food problems multiply signs that should alert parents: intense sports training, with too many hours of dancing and gym per week for girls, weight training exercises, abdominals or running races galore on the boys side …
8% of children under 10 have an eating disorder 20 to 30% of cases of anorexia nervosa before puberty affect boys 70-80% of children with early eating disorders are likely to be affected again by preschool age |