National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
NIDDK is a branch of the National Institutes of Health that offers health and research information about a variety of digestive diseases that can affect the liver.
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Ethics Consultation Service
When you face an ethical dilemma concerning your child's care, our staff can help. We are available to support you and the healthcare team as you work together to make important decisions about your child's treatment.
Many ways to say thank you
Patients and families have asked how they can show their appreciation to CHOP. Personal gifts are never expected, and CHOP policy does not allow staff to accept personal gifts. There are many ways for families to give back. Learn how.
Social media guidance for families
This guide for families shares helpful information about issues that may arise when families are using social media to connect with CHOP staff members. Learn more.
Photo/video guidance for families
Families often want to capture their child’s CHOP journey by taking photos or videos. The Department of Medical Ethics offers helpful guidance around patient and staff privacy at CHOP when taking photos or videos. Follow these guidelines.
GIKids
GIKids provides easy to understand information about the treatment and management of these pediatric digestive conditions for children and parents.
When Your Teen Has an Eating Disorder: Practical Strategies to Help Your Teen Recover from Anorexia, Bulimia, and Binge Eating
If your teen has an eating disorder—such as anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating—you may feel helpless, worried, or uncertain about how you can best support them. That’s why you need real, proven-effective strategies you can use right away. Whether used in conjunction with treatment or on its own, this book offers an evidence-based approach you can use now to help your teen make healthy choices and stay well in body and mind.
Eating with Your Anorexic: How My Child Recovered Through Family-Based Treatment and Yours Can Too
This poignant and informative narrative relates how one mother rescued her daughter from the "experts" and treated the girl's life-threatening anorexia using a controversial approach. Known as the Maudsley Approach, this home-based, family-centered therapy, developed in Great Britain in the 1980s, has been receiving a lot of press here over the past few years.
Anorexia and other Eating Disorders: How to help your child eat well and be well
The most effective treatment for eating disorders is family-based, where parents play an essential role. Yet most struggle to know what to do and how to do it. With a wealth of practical examples and tips that have helped many tens of thousands of relieved parents, Eva Musby guides you through each stage of your son or daughter's recovery. She provides solace and confidence, while addressing the real-life questions that parents struggle with.
F.E.A.S.T. | Families Empowered and Supporting Treatment of Eating Disorders
F.E.A.S.T. walks alongside families as they navigate the challenges of their loved one’s eating disorder. We provide parents and caregivers with transformative peer support, education, empowerment, and community through a multitude of top-notch free programs and services.