Experts include:
Carolyn Cochrane, RN, PhD, director of the Menninger Eating Disorders Program, warns parents about pro-eating disorder web sites, how obesity may be caused by binge eating disorder and whether parents should worry when their child abruptly changes to vegetarian diet.
John O'Neill, LCSW, LCDC, CSAT, director of the Menninger Professionals in Crisis Program, will discuss the signs of and consequences of Internet addiction, tips for parents to prevent students from spending too much time online at a time when schools are putting texts online and requiring more computer-based homework.
April Stein, PhD, and Delphi Medina, addictions counselor, will respond to whether binge drinking is a right of passage for students, the signs of addictive alcohol (and drug) use, the hurdles for young people who in recovery and what skills these students need to get their life back on track.
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