PSP 170: How to Help Anxious Kids Help Themselves
It is hard to watch our anxious kids suffer. It is hard to stomach their pain. It is very tempting to swoop in and protect them. To soften their fall. To protect them from feeling discomfort. But that...
9 Jun 202025min
PSP 169: A Parent’s Journey Through Anxiety and Autism
Autism can be a confusing disorder because it often comes with so many other comorbid conditions. Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can show signs of anxiety, OCD and ADHD. Initially it can be ...
2 Jun 202026min
PSP 168: How to Spot OCD Symptoms in Teens
Most kids with OCD go into adulthood without a diagnosis. This means years of feeling different. Years of feeling ashamed. And years of little to no support. If parents and therapists can learn how to...
26 Mai 202024min
PSP 167: What is Emotional Contamination OCD?
OCD can wreak havoc in any family. But one sub-type of OCD that can be particularly painful is emotional contamination OCD. Emotional contamination issues can hurt family relationships and confuse par...
19 Mai 202023min
PSP 166: Moving our Kids with Anxiety or OCD from Dependency to Resiliency
We all do things for our kids. But there comes a time when we do too much. We inadvertently send a message that they are not capable of doing things for themselves. Ironically this directly impacts th...
12 Mai 202024min
PSP 165: Three Ways to Help Anxious Kids with Picky Eating with Alisha Grogan
If your child is anxious, they are more likely to be a picky eater as well. This makes sense if you reallythink about it. Anxiety loves to scare our kids. It’s too dark. It’s too dangerous. Anxiety li...
5 Mai 202034min
PSP 164: A Parent’s Journey Handling Her Child’s Separation Anxiety
Clinical Separation Anxiety isn’t a toddler problem. In fact, symptoms often start to show up when kids are in elementary or middle school. Separation Anxiety Disorder isn’t about having a toddler fol...
28 Apr 202043min
PSP 163: Three of the Most Commonly Missed Compulsions in Childhood OCD
OCD loves to hide. It loves to go undetected. We often think that compulsions are obvious behaviors, like over washing or over straightening. Things that we can see. Things we can measure.But compulsi...
21 Apr 202036min
