Book excerpt: Your Dieting Daughter gives sound and practical advice for mothers to help them communicate with and understand their daughters as they go through the ordeal of eating disorders. This second edition contains addition information on cultural issues, newer studies (such as DBT, Mindfulness, and Maudsley techniques), and medication. On the clinical front, the focus has also been broadened to include more information will be added on issues of body image, weight concerns, and dieting in the general population, making this an indispensible guide for knowledge, as well as emotional reconnection and healing.