The wrong therapist can wreak havoc on a children’s OCD. That is why it is so important for parents to understand what are evidenced-based approaches specifically for OCD. It is also key to have the skills to decipher a qualified therapist from a non-qualified therapist.  The post PSP 363: The Importance of Finding the Right Therapy for OCD | One Family’s Journey first appeared on AT: Parenting Survival for All Ages ..read more

Hidden Superpowers in Kids with OCD Nobody wants OCD. It can be an overwhelming, debilitating condition. But there are some common strengths in people who have OCD. While learning to crush OCD, it is important that we also celebrate our children’s attributes that make them amazing. Often we miss these things and forget to notice the aspects of our kids that make them wonderful. The post Hidden Superpowers in Kids with OCD first appeared on AT: Parenting Survival for All Ages ..read more

It can be hard to help kids navigate anxiety and OCD. Sometimes adding some creative ways to help validate, normalize and build skills to handle anxiety or OCD can be gold! One of my favorite ways to do that is through storytelling. The post PSP 362: The Use of Storytelling in Anxiety and OCD first appeared on AT: Parenting Survival for All Ages ..read more

OCD loves when our kids go down rabbit holes. OCD will get them to do its dirty work and grow it bigger. One of those ways is through googling question after question. Yes! googling and online research can be an OCD compulsion. In this week’s YouTube video I talk to kids and teens about how google research grows OCD, how it turns into a compulsion and what to do instead. The post Does Your Teen Use Google to Grow Their OCD? first appeared on AT: Parenting Survival for All Ages ..read more

Raising a child with Emetophobia, the fear of throw up, can be an isolating experience. It brings with it all sorts of fears. What if they can’t overcome their struggles? What if they can’t go to school? What if they stop eating entirely? The post PSP 361: A Parenting Journey Raising a Child with Emetophobia  first appeared on AT: Parenting Survival for All Ages ..read more

OCD will use everything in its power to keep you growing it, including facts. If we search, we can find literally any fact to support OCD’s lies. OCD will often take a fact and exaggerate the risk. OCD will take a fact and scare you into doing more compulsions. OCD will take facts to prove it is right. The post Is OCD Using Facts as a Weapon Against You? first appeared on AT: Parenting Survival for All Ages ..read more

So many people make this mistake when trying to tackle their Emetophobia, the fear of throwing up. They learn a ton of coping skills to handle the fear of throwing up and they make this assumption… The post This Mistake Grows Emetophobia (the Fear of Throwing Up) ? first appeared on AT: Parenting Survival for All Ages ..read more

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy has been a helpful therapy modality for many people with anxiety and OCD. Often parents wonder how this therapy can be adapted to help children. The post PSP 359: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Children | Dr. Tamar Black first appeared on AT: Parenting Survival for All Ages ..read more

If your child is listening to OCD, they’ll never beat OCD. That’s the hard truth about learning to overcome OCD. You cannot play OCD’s games and improve. You cannot do what OCD wants and reduce OCD symptoms. The post Is Your Child Trying to Satisfy OCD? That’s Not How to Beat OCD. first appeared on AT: Parenting Survival for All Ages ..read more

OCD loves potential problems and will convince kids that there is a way to prevent any and all possibilities. So it is no wonder that OCD has latched onto allergies. Regardless of whether your child has true allergies or not, OCD will create a list of compulsions to follow that go way above what is recommended. The post Does OCD Make Your Child Worry About an Allergic Reaction? first appeared on AT: Parenting Survival for All Ages ..read more