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The truth is we are all surviving parenting one day at a time. Add child anxiety or childhood OCD an

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We all want our kids with anxiety or OCD to use coping skills to deal with anxiety, overwhelm and dy

When we are in the trenches trying to help our kids with anxiety or OCD it can be hard to think of o

When we are raising kids with OCD it is important that we fully understand the therapeutic approache

Anxiety and OCD can impact executive functioning in so many different ways. When our children are be

I am often asked by parents just starting out on this journey, “Where do I start?” I have so many po

One of the most common anxiety themes is the fear of choking. Kids with this fear often hyperfocus o

What we do matters. What we think matters. We may not be able to control how our kids tackle their a

Dealing with OCD isn’t like dealing with a cold. It isn’t cured and then we move on. It can help to

OCD progress is not linear. It is often actually bumpy along the way. In this week’s AT Parenting Su

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Exposure Response Prevention (ERP) are not the same. Many par

OCD wants us to take its threats seriously. It wants us to debate with it, argue, and come up with s

Anxiety and OCD don’t always appear in an obvious way. Sometimes our kids will have behaviors that w

As a cognitive behavioral therapist I talk a great deal about how to help our kids by reframing thei

We only have a small part to play in our child’s anxiety or OCD success. It is their journey and we

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Many kids with anxiety and OCD struggle with sleep. This sleep struggle can be caused by a variety o

There are many times when the actual theme of our child’s anxiety or OCD can undermine their ability

Teaching our kids to trust their gut instinct can be a lifesaver. But what do we do when anxiety or

So many parents ask me, “How can I stop my child’s compulsions?” The quick answer is, you can’t. You

I get this question so often I thought it deserved a whole podcast. One of the first things OCD ther