PSP 387: How to Address Picking and Pulling Behaviors with Aneela Idnani
AT Parenting Survival Podcast: Parenting | Child Anxiety | Child OCD | Kids & Family
Natasha Daniels: Child Therapist, Child Anxiety and OCD Expert, Parenting Coach and Parent
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🗓️ 8 October 2024
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
It is not uncommon for kids with anxiety or OCD to also have issues with picking their skin or pulling their hair. These behaviors are classified as BFRBs, body-focused, repetitive behaviors. Although BFRBs are a common comorbid condition to anxiety and OCD, it is a separate disorder with its own set of therapy approaches. In this week’s AT Parenting Survival Podcast, we celebrate BFRB week by having one of my favorite people on, Aneela Idnani from Habitaware. Aneela has struggled with trichotillomania her whole life. She took her pain and turned it into purpose; helping other people with BFRBs. She created a bracelet that helps people with BFRBs become more aware of when they are doing those behaviors. She also built a beautiful community filled with free support groups for kids and teens as well as services to support parents.
Resources:
Free BFRB kid support group Free BFRB teen support group
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the AT parenting survival podcast, where you get help and guidance through the |
| 0:08.2 | chaos of parenting a child with anxiety or OCD. |
| 0:12.1 | This show is for educational purposes and is not |
| 0:14.7 | intended to replace the guidance of a qualified professional. Here's your host |
| 0:19.2 | Child therapist Natasha Daniels. Well hello there and welcome to another episode of the AT Parenting Survival Podcast. |
| 0:28.0 | Today I have the honor of having Anila back from Habit- from habit-aware. She is really my go-to expert on all things that are body-focused |
| 0:40.4 | repetitive behaviors, which apparently it is BFRB Awareness Week, and that's why I'm having |
| 0:46.6 | her on. |
| 0:47.6 | So I always enjoy talking to her. |
| 0:50.0 | This is the second time she's been on the episode or the podcast, I should say. |
| 0:54.6 | And I think you're going to really enjoy my talk with her. |
| 0:57.8 | She always offers some insight and guidance into how to help our kids who are picking and pulling and biting |
| 1:07.0 | and all those body focused repetitive behaviors, which we will go into in case you do not know what those are. But before we get started I do want to |
| 1:15.2 | thank no CD for sponsoring this episode. No CD offers affordable, effective, convenient |
| 1:21.4 | therapy and they're available in the US and outside the US. |
| 1:25.5 | You can schedule your free 15 minute consultation to see if no CD is a right fit for you and |
| 1:30.8 | your child. |
| 1:32.0 | Just go to treat my O OCD.com. That is treat |
| 1:35.2 | my OCD.com. I'll leave a link in the show notes. Also don't forget if you want |
| 1:40.6 | in-depth support raising a child with anxiety or OCD I have tons of |
| 1:45.3 | courses to support you to support you as a parent and support your kids directly. |
| 1:50.6 | You can check out all those courses at AT parenting survival school. |
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