The truth is we are all surviving parenting one day at a time. Add child anxiety or childhood OCD an
On a random sick day, my youngest anxious child loomed in my office as I prepared to record my lates
“I had the worst day ever!” My child screams. Thirty minutes ago everything was going well. He had a
Do you like coffee? I do too. But not every cup of coffee is the same. Starbucks coffee is generally
Sarah sits at the back of the room. Her face has gone pale. Her hands are getting clammy. The teache
Your child is erasing and rewriting their homework…again. She is asking you over and over again if h
For some reason as parents we tend to feel this unrealistic weight and responsibility for everything
Anxiety is not always visible. It is not always obvious. Sometimes it is silently attacking your chi
Parenting a child with anxiety or OCD can be confusing, overwhelming and lonely. If you have a child
Your child is standing there, white-knuckled and pale as a ghost. “I can’t do it,” they whisper. “I’
There were three words that would stop me dead in my tracks as a kid – We. Are. Moving. I didn’t han
It is past midnight. Your child is still refusing to go to sleep. “What are you scared of?” You ask
Raising a child with OCD can be incredibly difficult. After seeing children with OCD in my practice
I wake up and reach for my phone. Breaking news headlines scream for my attention. Not again, I thin
She’s been in school for two hours. An hour longer than yesterday. I reluctantly answer my phone. “M
Anxiety likes victims. It likes followers. Anxiety likes to bully, dictate and control every thought
Your son peeks his head out the window. His face pales. “Mom, is it supposed to rain today?” You loo
“Mom I need to talk to you,” you hear your son whisper again. “I’m having bad thoughts.” You know wh
Another school year is upon us. You hold your breath. Who will your socially anxious child cling to
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