Attachment theory explains the connection or connection between a child and an attachment, parent or guardian. Nowadays, children with insecure attachment styles are more likely to suffer from eating disorders than children with safe attachments, which has become apparent.
When children interact with their parents in the first 5-7 years of life, some children feel that their parents are a reliable source of comfort and safety. These children are most likely to develop a safe attachment style and become well-adjusted adults.
Other children may feel that their parents [or caregivers] are less reliable and do not give them a sense of security, support and comfort when needed. Some parents may even reject their children in providing emotional comfort. These children may develop an unsafe attachment style and compensate for their emotional discomfort with food, alcohol and/or drugs as they grow up.
Now we know that many anorexia, bulimia and overeating patients turn to food operations for security, comfort and emotional stability. Food is a ready-to-use thing that gives patients temporary emotional comfort: so this seems to be an easy way to get rid of emotional problems.
Of course, parents are not blamed because the diet is complex and many factors must be brought together to make the patient sick. But what we know now is that parents' indifference, high expectations for their children, and parental abuse or rejection are factors that may force children to switch to eating disorders.
As a rule, most anorexia, bulimia and binge eaters [almost everyone] have an insecure attachment style: anxiety or avoidance style. Because the attachment style developed during the first few years of life, it is understandable that the tendency to eating disorders is established early in life [possibly in the first 5-7 years of life].
Children's attitude towards their parents [caregivers] is also directly related to their attitudes towards themselves, their physical and self-esteem, and their perception of the world and the people around them. It is also related to their perception of security [where the world is safe]. All of these factors we know now affect the development of eating disorders in young children and adolescents.
All in all, when talking about preventing eating disorders, we should pay attention to attachment style. We need to educate parents on how to make their children feel safer and more comfortable in their hearts. Establishing a safe attachment style among children will help prevent eating disorders in many young people.
Orignal From: Attachment theory and the development of eating disorders
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