The biggest support you can give your child with anxiety or OCD is being a solid anchor when they are struggling.
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But this is WAY easier said than done.
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You are not a blank slate, and when you go to anchor your child, you need to be grounded yourself.
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Without being fully grounded, we are likely to add more overwhelm to an already overwhelming situation.

There are a few key areas that prevent us from being grounded when our kids are struggling:
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-How you were raised directly impacts your parenting style. We develop an idea of how we want to parent (or don’t want to parent) from our own history. This plays a role in how you show up for your child’s anxiety and OCD struggles as well.
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-Your past intertwines with your present, shaping your fears and what-ifs. Your own experiences do not stay neatly contained. They feed your emotions and thoughts when you are trying to help your child.
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-Your mental health and mood stability is a crucial ingredient in being an effective anchor. When you feel overwhelmed, angry, depressed, anxious it is hard to show up as an anchor for someone else.
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-Your triggers that tend to derail you also play a role in un-anchoring you. Triggers like being late, being disrespected, or being in a chaotic environment can all impact how quickly you become dysregulated when helping your child.
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-The stories you tell yourself also play a HUGE role in how overwhelmed, hopeless and discouraged you feel.
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In the first video of my Anchor series, we’ll identify the specific factors that are keeping you unanchored. They are different for each one of us.
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Once we can identify the areas that are keeping you unanchored, we can move into the second video where we’ll talk about how to use that knowledge to separate out your stuff from your child’s stuff.
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Don’t miss this FREE series that will offer you therapeutic skills that will be a game changer not only for you, but for your entire family. This isn’t just about the well being of your child, it is about the well being of your entire household.
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I’ll see you over in the series!

Take care,
Natasha

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PS. Don’t forget to register for the free series here.​

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