AT Parenting Survival | Raising Kids with OCD & Anxiety

As a cognitive behavioral therapist I talk a great deal about how to help our kids by reframing their anxious thoughts and taking steps to do brave things. But I want to expand your child’s toolbox with other useful ways for them to calm their mind and body. The more diversified our children’s coping mechanisms, the better they will do long term!

In this week’s AT Parenting Survival Podcast I invited Kristi Fischer and Kelly Winkler to the show. They host the podcast Mindful Conversations with KAY (Kidding around Yoga). 

In their podcast they talk about using research based tools and strategies to help increase mindfulness, self awareness, connection, self-regulation and peace in your home or classroom. As yoga instructors, prior educators and mom’s themselves, they are the perfect people to have on the show to help us build these skills with our children!

For more information on KAY visit the Kidding Around Yoga website here. To listen to the Mindful Conversations with Kay podcast click here.

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This podcast episode is sponsored by NOCD. NOCD provides online OCD therapy in the US, UK, Australia and Canada. To schedule your free 15 minute consultation to see if NOCD is a right fit for you and your child, go to

https://go.treatmyocd.com/at_parenting

This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be used to replace the guidance of a qualified professional.

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We only have a small part to play in our child’s anxiety or OCD success. It is their journey and we are only one piece of that puzzle. But that is a puzzle piece we can work on!

Often our own erroneous beliefs, limitations or fears create unintentional barriers to our child’s long term success with anxiety or OCD.

In this week’s AT Parenting Survival Podcast I explore some of those beliefs and fears and how we can address them.

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This podcast episode is sponsored by NOCD. NOCD provides online OCD therapy in the US, UK, Australia and Canada. To schedule your free 15 minute consultation to see if NOCD is a right fit for you and your child, go to

https://go.treatmyocd.com/at_parenting

This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be used to replace the guidance of a qualified professional.

To join the AT Parenting Community go to: www.ATparentingcommunity.com

Visit my website at www.ATparentingSurvival.com

Sign up for my weekly email newsletter:

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Take one of my online classes:

To view the entire online school library, go to:

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Sign up for the FREE series: Self-Care for Parents Raising Kids with Anxiety or OCD here.

Supplemental podcasts related to this topic:

Partner related issues:

What to Do When Your Partner Triggers Your Child’s Anxiety or OCD

How to Deal with a Partner Who Doesn’t Believe in Anxiety Disorders

The Impact of Child Anxiety or OCD on Marriages

Sibling related issues:

Raising Multiple Kids with Anxiety or OCD

Helping the Siblings of a Child with Anxiety or OCD

Extended family and friends:

Explaining Anxiety to People Who Don’t Get it: Helping Siblings, Family & Friends

Explaining OCD to People Who Don’t Get it: Helping Siblings, Family & Friends 

Accommodations:

Accommodation vs Validation in Kids with Anxiety and OCD

SPACE Study Guide Course

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This podcast episode is sponsored by NOCD. NOCD provides online OCD therapy in the US, UK, Australia and Canada. To schedule your free 15 minute consultation to see if NOCD is a right fit for you and your child, go to

https://go.treatmyocd.com/at_parenting

This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be used to replace the guidance of a qualified professional.

To join the AT Parenting Community go to: www.ATparentingcommunity.com

Visit my website at www.ATparentingSurvival.com

Sign up for my weekly email newsletter:

https://pages.convertkit.com/740ba8cd83/92109b7172

Take one of my online classes:

To view the entire online school library, go to:

http://www.ATparentingSurvivalSchool.com

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Many kids with anxiety and OCD struggle with sleep. This sleep struggle can be caused by a variety of issues that are different for each child.

In this week’s AT Parenting Survival Podcast I explore the most common ways anxiety and OCD impacts sleep and how a lack of sleep impacts anxiety and OCD. I also talk about the approaches that won’t work and what will work instead.

For more in-depth support helping your child with sleep enroll in my course, How to Help Kids Who Struggle to Sleep.

Sign up for the FREE series: Self-Care for Parents Raising Kids with Anxiety or OCD here.

Sleep resources:

🌸 NEW! Want your kids to have direct help?

❤️ Course for kids and teens with OCD:

Crushing OCD Course for Kids & Teens

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This podcast episode is sponsored by NOCD. NOCD provides online OCD therapy in the US, UK, Australia and Canada. To schedule your free 15 minute consultation to see if NOCD is a right fit for you and your child, go to

https://go.treatmyocd.com/at_parenting

This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be used to replace the guidance of a qualified professional.

To join the AT Parenting Community go to: www.ATparentingcommunity.com

Visit my website at www.ATparentingSurvival.com

Sign up for my weekly email newsletter:

https://pages.convertkit.com/740ba8cd83/92109b7172

Take one of my online classes:

To view the entire online school library, go to:

http://www.ATparentingSurvivalSchool.com

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There are many times when the actual theme of our child’s anxiety or OCD can undermine their ability to get help. How are we supposed to help our kids (or clients/patients) when the very nature of helping is triggering their anxiety or OCD?

In this week’s AT Parenting Survival Podcast I explore the most common ways anxiety and OCD themes get in the way of helping and what parents and therapists can do when that happens.

Sign up for the FREE series: Self-Care for Parents Raising Kids with Anxiety or OCD here.

🌸 NEW! Want your kids to have direct help?

❤️ Course for kids and teens with OCD:

Crushing OCD Course for Kids & Teens

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This podcast episode is sponsored by NOCD. NOCD provides online OCD therapy in the US, UK, Australia and Canada. To schedule your free 15 minute consultation to see if NOCD is a right fit for you and your child, go to

https://go.treatmyocd.com/at_parenting

This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be used to replace the guidance of a qualified professional.

To join the AT Parenting Community go to: www.ATparentingcommunity.com

Visit my website at www.ATparentingSurvival.com

Sign up for my weekly email newsletter:

https://pages.convertkit.com/740ba8cd83/92109b7172

Take one of my online classes:

To view the entire online school library, go to:

http://www.ATparentingSurvivalSchool.com

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Teaching our kids to trust their gut instinct can be a lifesaver. But what do we do when anxiety or OCD feels like gut instinct? What if intuition is really their OCD magical thinking in disguise?

In this week’s AT Parenting Survival Podcast I explore the differences between gut instinct and intuition vs anxiety and OCD.

🌸 NEW! Want your kids to have direct help?

❤️ Course for kids and teens with OCD:

Crushing OCD Course for Kids & Teens

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This podcast episode is sponsored by NOCD. NOCD provides online OCD therapy in the US, UK, Australia and Canada. To schedule your free 15 minute consultation to see if NOCD is a right fit for you and your child, go to

https://go.treatmyocd.com/at_parenting

This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be used to replace the guidance of a qualified professional.

To join the AT Parenting Community go to: www.ATparentingcommunity.com

Visit my website at www.ATparentingSurvival.com

Sign up for my weekly email newsletter:

https://pages.convertkit.com/740ba8cd83/92109b7172

Take one of my online classes:

To view the entire online school library, go to:

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So many parents ask me, “How can I stop my child’s compulsions?” The quick answer is, you can’t. You can stop your participation in them, but you can’t force your child to not do compulsions. And even if you can, it isn’t going to bring your child long term success.

In this week’s AT Parenting Survival Podcast I address this common question and explore what parents can and cannot do to help their kids with OCD.

🌸 NEW! Want your kids to have direct help?

❤️ Course for kids and teens with OCD:

Crushing OCD Course for Kids & Teens

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This podcast episode is sponsored by NOCD. NOCD provides online OCD therapy in the US, UK, Australia and Canada. To schedule your free 15 minute consultation to see if NOCD is a right fit for you and your child, go to

https://go.treatmyocd.com/at_parenting

This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be used to replace the guidance of a qualified professional.

To join the AT Parenting Community go to: www.ATparentingcommunity.com

Visit my website at www.ATparentingSurvival.com

Sign up for my weekly email newsletter:

https://pages.convertkit.com/740ba8cd83/92109b7172

Take one of my online classes:

To view the entire online school library, go to:

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I get this question so often I thought it deserved a whole podcast. One of the first things OCD therapists often teach parents is how to pull back their reassurance. This can make a parent feel very uncomfortable and I get it. I have kids with OCD myself.

Parents want to know they are doing the right thing, especially when everything feels counterintuitive. 

In this week’s AT Parenting Survival Podcast I discuss how to pull back these reassurances in a loving, compassionate way. I also explain how this is helping your child’s long-term success.

🌸 NEW! Want your kids to have direct help?

❤️ Course for kids and teens with OCD:

Crushing OCD Course for Kids & Teens

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This podcast episode is sponsored by NOCD. NOCD provides online OCD therapy in the US, UK, Australia and Canada. To schedule your free 15 minute consultation to see if NOCD is a right fit for you and your child, go to

https://go.treatmyocd.com/at_parenting

This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be used to replace the guidance of a qualified professional.

To join the AT Parenting Community go to: www.ATparentingcommunity.com

Visit my website at www.ATparentingSurvival.com

Sign up for my weekly email newsletter:

https://pages.convertkit.com/740ba8cd83/92109b7172

Take one of my online classes:

To view the entire online school library, go to:

http://www.ATparentingSurvivalSchool.com

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The best ways to directly help our kids with anxiety or OCD is through effective treatment, but there are some side dishes that can aid in their progress.

When we help others it can improve self-esteem, mood and purpose. In this week’s AT Parenting Survival Podcast I discuss how having our kids help others can actually help them as well.

🌸 NEW! Want your kids to have direct help?

❤️ Course for kids and teens with OCD:

Crushing OCD Course for Kids & Teens

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This podcast episode is sponsored by NOCD. NOCD provides online OCD therapy in the US, UK, Australia and Canada. To schedule your free 15 minute consultation to see if NOCD is a right fit for you and your child, go to

https://go.treatmyocd.com/at_parenting

This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be used to replace the guidance of a qualified professional.

To join the AT Parenting Community go to: www.ATparentingcommunity.com

Visit my website at www.ATparentingSurvival.com

Sign up for my weekly email newsletter:

https://pages.convertkit.com/740ba8cd83/92109b7172

Take one of my online classes:

To view the entire online school library, go to:

http://www.ATparentingSurvivalSchool.com

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Compulsions are often missed by parents and therapists not trained to treat OCD. Sometimes our kids will be doing something right in front of us and we’ll miss it. It is easy to do when OCD has a million different disguises. 

In this week’s AT Parenting Survival Podcast I explore some commonly missed compulsions and what to do when you accurately spot a new weed growing.

🌸 NEW! Want your kids to have direct help?

❤️ Course for kids and teens with OCD:

Crushing OCD Course for Kids & Teens

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This podcast episode is sponsored by NOCD. NOCD provides online OCD therapy in the US, UK, Australia and Canada. To schedule your free 15 minute consultation to see if NOCD is a right fit for you and your child, go to

https://go.treatmyocd.com/at_parenting

This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be used to replace the guidance of a qualified professional.

To join the AT Parenting Community go to: www.ATparentingcommunity.com

Visit my website at www.ATparentingSurvival.com

Sign up for my weekly email newsletter:

https://pages.convertkit.com/740ba8cd83/92109b7172

Take one of my online classes:

To view the entire online school library, go to:

http://www.ATparentingSurvivalSchool.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.