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How you and your partner can work together to support your child with OCDKids need consistency—and for kids with OCD, that need often goes beyond regular bedtimes and balanced meals. When parents work as a united team, using a shared approach to respond to compulsions and communicate about OCD, it creates a solid foundation that can help a child feel more secure and empowered to push back against OCD. Read more about how to build the support system your child needs to regain their life from OCD. |
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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,...
There is nothing more powerful than having all the knowledge to spot a good anxiety or OCD therapist a mile away, because you are that skilled. Get empowered to help your child or teen directly There is nothing more empowering than having a group of hundreds of parents give you advice when you have a meeting with the school, therapist or doctor. There is nothing more rewarding than finding out exactly where to start and how to respond to your child’s anxiety or OCD struggles. Want to feel...
Your child, if lucky, spends about 1 hour a week with a therapist. Your child, and their anxiety and OCD, spend 168 hours per week with YOU. You do the math. You have the biggest influence over your child’s anxiety or OCD. A therapist is meant to guide and support you and your child, but the rest is up to you, and them. That might feel overwhelming, but in truth it can be empowering. All you need is a little guidance on where to start, what to do, and how to do it. Make that influence count....