PSP: 233: When to Push and When Not to Push Our Kids with Anxiety or OCD?
AT Parenting Survival | Raising Kids with OCD & Anxiety
Natasha Daniels: Child Therapist, Child Anxiety and OCD Expert, Parenting Coach and Parent
4.9 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 26 October 2021
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Raising a child with anxiety or OCD is a balancing act. We have to learn when to push and when to not push our kids with anxiety or OCD. We want to empower them without overwhelming them. We want to validate their fears without always accommodating them. But how can you tell when you should push it and when you should stop?
In this episode of the AT Parenting Survival Podcast I talk about some ways to gauge how far to push your child and when to pull back and more importantly - why.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the AT Parenting Survival Podcast, where you get help and guidance through |
| 0:08.1 | the chaos of parenting a child with anxiety or OCD. |
| 0:12.1 | This show is for educational purposes and is not intended to replace the guidance of |
| 0:16.5 | a qualified professional. |
| 0:18.0 | Here's your host, child therapist Natasha Daniels. |
| 0:24.1 | Hello there and welcome to another episode of the AT Parenting Survival Podcast. |
| 0:29.9 | Today I want to talk about something that I think we probably all struggle with on some level. |
| 0:35.6 | And that is, when do we push? |
| 0:38.0 | When do we push hard? |
| 0:39.8 | And when do we not push? |
| 0:41.6 | When do we pull back when we're trying to help our kids with anxiety or OCD? |
| 0:47.0 | That balancing act is a challenge, right? |
| 0:51.1 | And I don't think we talk about that enough as far as what are the standards? |
| 0:55.7 | How do I know when I'm supposed to push? |
| 0:57.8 | And I find parents who are swinging a little bit too far to the left and |
| 1:02.0 | parents who swing a little too far to the right. |
| 1:04.1 | And parents who are pretty good at trying to balance and get in that middle sweet spot. |
| 1:10.0 | And you'll never be perfect because nobody is. |
| 1:13.2 | But I want to talk today about when should you push your child? |
| 1:16.5 | When should you not? |
| 1:17.5 | And some tips and guidance? |
| 1:19.9 | There's no perfect answer like because there never is, right? |
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