Jan 21 2025 47 mins
Knowing When to Step Back: Supporting Your Child with OCD or Anxiety Without Overpushing
This episode is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace the guidance of a qualified professional.
Trying to help a child with OCD or anxiety is not an easy task. One reason for that is because we are not steering the ship. This is not our battle. This is not our struggle. Although trust me, I know we have our own struggles on this journey raising a child with OCD or anxiety.
But, we don’t get to override our child’s autonomy to smooth things out. I wish we could.
The single hardest part about raising children with OCD or anxiety is we have to follow their pace. We have to follow their level of engagement. If we overstep, over push or over cheerlead, we risk shutting them down.
In this week’s AT Parenting Survival Podcast I talk about how to know when to step back and how to support your child while their foot is firmly on the brake.
🌸 Learn how to be an effective anchor for your child with anxiety or OCD. Register for my FREE series at www.atparentingsurvivalseries.com.
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This episode is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace the guidance of a qualified professional.
Trying to help a child with OCD or anxiety is not an easy task. One reason for that is because we are not steering the ship. This is not our battle. This is not our struggle. Although trust me, I know we have our own struggles on this journey raising a child with OCD or anxiety.
But, we don’t get to override our child’s autonomy to smooth things out. I wish we could.
The single hardest part about raising children with OCD or anxiety is we have to follow their pace. We have to follow their level of engagement. If we overstep, over push or over cheerlead, we risk shutting them down.
In this week’s AT Parenting Survival Podcast I talk about how to know when to step back and how to support your child while their foot is firmly on the brake.
🌸 Learn how to be an effective anchor for your child with anxiety or OCD. Register for my FREE series at www.atparentingsurvivalseries.com.
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Below is a Full Transcript of the Episode:
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