5 Things I’ve Learned Raising a Child with OCD, Anxiety & ARFID

AT Parenting Survival | Raising Kids with OCD & Anxiety

Natasha Daniels: Child Therapist, Child Anxiety and OCD Expert, Parenting Coach and Parent

Parenting, Ocd Therapy, Ocd In Children, Ocd, Anxiety, Child Anxiety, Child Ocd, Kids & Family, Mental Health, Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 2 September 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Parenting a child with OCD, anxiety, and ARFID changes you in ways you can’t fully understand until you’re living it.

Over the years, I’ve learned some powerful lessons — often the hard way — that have reshaped how I show up for my child and for myself.

In this episode, I’m opening up about five insights that have made the biggest difference in our journey, and how you can begin to apply them in your own life.

If you’re looking for deeper support, practical tools, and a community of parents who truly understand, join us inside the AT Parenting Community at www.atparentingcommunity.com. Doors close on Thursday, August 4, 2025.

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0:00.0	Before we jump into today's episode, I want to let you know that the AT parenting community is now open until Thursday, September 4th.
0:09.1	When my own child was struggling with OCD and anxiety and orphaned, I remember that even I felt so alone.
0:16.0	My friends and family did not understand what we're going through, and I even had some therapists who did not get it.
0:21.1	And that's why in 2019, I built the AT parenting community. It was a place and it is a place where
0:27.1	parents raising kids with anxiety and OCD can finally feel supported and equipped. And inside,
0:34.0	you'll find tools, classes, and other parents who truly get it.
0:39.0	You can even message me and other parents directly to get private support in the app.
0:43.8	Doors are open now.
0:44.9	You can join AT Parenting Community.com.
0:48.0	Doors close on Thursday, September 4th.
0:53.7	Welcome to the AT Parenting Survival Podcast, where you get help and guidance through the chaos
0:59.5	of parenting a child with anxiety or OCD.
1:02.7	This show is for educational purposes and is not intended to replace the guidance of a
1:07.5	qualified professional.
1:09.2	Here's your host, child therapist, Natasha Daniels.
1:13.0	Well, hello there, and welcome to another episode of the AT Parenting Survival Podcast.
1:18.4	Today, I want to talk to you about five things.
1:21.4	And actually, there were so many more than five, but I would just pick five things that I've
1:25.7	learned so far raising multiple kids with multiple
1:29.9	struggles, including anxiety, OCD, RFID, which is avoidant restrictive food intake disorder,
1:38.3	a metophobia, social anxiety, ADHD.
1:41.2	And you have three kids, you get a bit of alphabet soup.
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