All too often I see parents trying to rationalize why their child has an OCD intrusive thought. They’ll ask things like: Do you think they don’t feel loved? Do you think something happened to them? Do you think I’m doing something wrong? Do you think they’re upset about XYZ…OCD thoughts are typically incongruent with who a child wants to be. They are often irrational thoughts that the person knows is irrational. Approaching an OCD thought as if it IS your child’s thought can be not only ineffect

Often parents miss this OCD symptom. Kids with OCD will often have compulsions where they want their parent to repeat and repeat phrases until it sounds *just right.* They might mistake this as anxiety or a behavioral problem.For more understanding of OCD check out my free webinar: 🌸 5 Things Every Parent Raising a Child with OCD Needs to Knowwww.Natashadaniels.com/ocdwebinar #childocd #ocdchild #childrenwithocd #ocdadvocate #ocdtherapist #ocdkid #ocdkids #ocdad #ocdmom #parentingkidswithocd #p

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OCD is not like most other mental health disorders. It is the least understood and the most likely to be incorrectly treated. Yikes! Why is that? Despite OCD being one of the top most debilitating disorders and impacting at least 1 in every 40 adults and 1 in every 100 children - it is not covered thoroughly in most graduate programs. OCD is not anxiety and the nuisances of how to diagnose and treat OCD requires specific training and understanding - training most therapists do not get. And yet,