PSP: 231: Helping Our Kids with Anxiety or OCD by Leaning into Acceptance
It is hard to accept that our child has anxiety or OCD. It is even harder to accept the pain, discomfort and struggle they have to go through each day. But often we spend so much energy trying to swim...
12 Okt 202136min
PSP: 230: How to Help Kids Who are Scared of Needles and Shots
Most people aren’t thrilled to get a shot or get poked by a needle, but some of our kids are deathly afraid. This fear can cause severe panic when going to the doctor, the dentist or worse the lab or ...
5 Okt 202135min
PSP 229: Can my Child Catch Other Anxiety or OCD Themes?
Parents will often ask me, “Can my child catch other anxiety or OCD themes?” What if they read a book on OCD or anxiety and it makes it worse? What if they watch a documentary or participate in a supp...
28 Sep 202142min
PSP 228: Teaching Our Kids with OCD and Anxiety Self-Compassion with Kimberley Quinlan
Anxiety and OCD can bring with it distress, fear and discomfort. But it can also bring self-loathing, shame, guilt and negative self-talk. When our kids are hard on themselves, their issues can compou...
21 Sep 202143min
PSP 227: Why We Can’t Make Our Child’s Anxiety or OCD Go Away
None of us like to see our kids suffer. That’s why it’s so hard to see our kids struggle with anxiety or OCD. It can consume their life and ours and that’s heartbreaking. But no matter how badly we wo...
14 Sep 202156min
PSP 226: Helping Kids with Sports Anxiety & OCD
Anxiety and OCD love to glom onto everything our children love, including sports. It can make your child anxious, sick and panicky before a game, meet or competition. OCD can go one step further and c...
7 Sep 202146min
PSP 225: The Difference Between Obsessions and Compulsions (and why it matters)!
The biggest gift we can give our kids with OCD is knowledge. The more they understand how OCD works, the more effective they’ll be at crushing it. One of the biggest areas of confusion is the differen...
31 Aug 202137min
PSP 224: How to Handle When You and Your Child Both have Anxiety or OCD
Anxiety and OCD are both highly genetic, so it’s not surprising that many parents find themselves raising kids with similar issues. Often though, many of us back burner our own help to focus on our ch...
24 Aug 202146min
