Do you want to help your anxious child relax and drift into peaceful sleep? Listen to my new youtube video where I do a gentle guided imagery meditation for kids who struggle to sleep. Unlike a traditional bedtime story, this meditation helps children create their own calming world in their imagination — using all their senses to feel safe, relaxed, and ready for rest.

🌙 What’s inside this video:

• Relaxing breathing exercises
• Step-by-step body relaxation
• Gentle guided imagery (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
• A soothing fade into deep sleep
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This sleep meditation is designed especially for children with anxiety, OCD, or busy minds at bedtime, but it can help any child who has trouble winding down at night. Parents can use it nightly as part of a calming bedtime routine.

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​As a Parent, Do you Know Enough About OCD? ​

The truth is, most therapists aren’t properly trained to recognize, assess, or treat OCD—yet many still believe they are. That’s a concerning reality. It’s why, as parents, it’s so important for us to understand how to support our kids at home and how to identify a therapist who’s truly qualified to help. ​
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In Less Than Three Hours You’ll Be Ahead of Most Therapists…

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​In my course, How to Teach Kids to Crush OCD, you’ll gain the foundational skills you need to:

1. Avoid unintentionally reinforcing your child or teen’s OCD

2. Create a home environment that supports real progress

3. Use ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention)—the gold-standard approach for OCD—right at home

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With therapy sessions often costing $300 or more, it’s important to know how to spot a qualified therapist and feel confident supporting your child in between sessions. And if rising costs have forced you to pause therapy altogether, you’re not alone.

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The good news? You don’t have to wait to start giving your child evidence-based, clinically sound support.

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​Moral OCD: Mistakes Parents Often Make (and How to Avoid Them)​

Moral OCD can be tricky for parents to recognize because it often looks like strong values, deep guilt, or honest confessions.

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In this episode, I break down the most common pitfalls parents fall into when trying to support their child with Moral OCD like:

• Mistaking OCD-driven fears for good morals
• Treating compulsive “confessions” as real
• Worrying that if you don’t respond, your child will bottle everything up.
• Confusion around if it is OCD or your child’s religious or personal beliefs and preferences.

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Most importantly, I’ll share practical ways to shift your responses: how to separate OCD from true values, recognize when you’re debating with OCD instead of your child, respond in a consistent way to “confessions,” and support healthy communication without fueling compulsions.

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You’ll walk away with concrete strategies to reduce accommodation while still staying connected and compassionate.
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​How to do ERP therapy as a family​

Exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy is a highly effective treatment for children with OCD, and it works best when the whole family is involved. You and your family can help grow your child’s confidence by emphasizing ERP lessons at home—and in all areas of their life. Working to manage OCD together can also teach larger lessons about resilience, open communication, and unconditional love. Read more about supporting your child with OCD by making ERP therapy a family lifestyle.
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NOCD Therapists specialize in treating OCD in children, teens, and adults. They accept most insurance plans and involve the whole family in treatment, empowering you and your loved ones to more effectively support your child. Book a free call to learn more.

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Take care,
Natasha

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