Reply #59: I thought the rest of my post explained it adequately.

[porphyrian]

Also, I wasn't merely referring to parents being controlling about food issues. People with eating disorders often have control issues outside of the realm of food, whether it is over-protective or domineering parents, a series of calamatous events, or some form of abuse or victimization. In these cases, where the victim feels they cannot control their life, they seek to control what and how they eat. In young children, I would first look to the parents as the source as they are the ones most likely to be controlling that child's life, or would be in a better position to understand what is making the child feel out of control if it isn't them. That isn't "blaming the parents," it's deductive reasoning.