The 3 Stages Parents Go Through When Learning to Handle OCD (and Where You Might Be Stuck)
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
🗓️ 28 April 2026
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Most parents think the hardest part of raising a child with anxiety or OCD is figuring out what to do.
But the truth is, learning the skills is just the beginning.
In this episode, I walk you through the three stages parents naturally move through when learning to handle OCD, from that first moment of awareness, to the messy middle of trying to implement strategies, to the point where things start to feel more integrated and sustainable.
Because knowing what to do and being able to actually do it consistently are two very different things.
If you’ve ever found yourself second-guessing your responses, feeling stuck in patterns you know aren’t helping, or wondering why this feels so much harder than it “should,” you are not alone.
This episode will help you understand where you are in the process and why that middle stage can feel so overwhelming, even when you’re doing everything “right.”
And more importantly, it will help you see what kind of support actually makes a difference as you move forward.
If you are a parent who knows what to do but struggles to follow through consistently, or you feel stuck in that in-between stage where nothing quite clicks yet, this episode is for you.
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Resources:
Podcast episode: The Power of the Pause
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| 0:00.0 | Well, hello there. Before we jump into today's episode, I want to just talk to those of you |
| 0:05.7 | that are trying to help their kids with OCD, but feel like they're drowning or they feel like |
| 0:11.9 | they're totally alone in this because you don't have to feel either. Inside my AT parenting |
| 0:17.5 | community, we offer in-depth guidance and support. |
| 0:22.3 | We only open the doors every few months, and now is one of those times. |
| 0:27.1 | The doors are open to the AT Parenting Community to join just until April 30th. |
| 0:31.7 | That is this Thursday at 9 p.m. Pacific, midnight Eastern. |
| 0:36.5 | Inside the AT Parenting Community, you get access to me. You can message |
| 0:39.8 | me directly in the app. You can message other members in the app. You can post on our threads to get |
| 0:46.3 | guidance. But we are a hands-on community. We do weekly live Zoom classes. We do monthly Zoom |
| 0:53.5 | support group calls, not just for the parents, |
| 0:55.8 | but we have a kids group and we have a teen group, which are phenomenal. I moderate them, |
| 1:01.4 | but the kids are really incredible in supporting each other. You also get access to over $700 |
| 1:07.4 | worth of my online courses. So the foundational skills are at your fingertips. You can take |
| 1:14.5 | how to teach kids to crush OCD, my space study guide course on pulling back your accommodations. |
| 1:20.9 | I have a moral OCD course. I have a difficult behavior caused by the anxiety and OCD. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. So feel |
| 1:30.7 | free to check it out. I hope that you join us and I'll see you over there at attparenting |
| 1:35.9 | community.com. All right. Back to this week's episode. Welcome to the AT Parenting Survival Podcast, where you get help and guidance through the chaos of parenting a child with anxiety or OCD. |
| 1:52.9 | This show is for educational purposes and is not intended to replace the guidance of a qualified professional. |
| 1:59.5 | Here's your host, child therapist, Natasha Daniels. |
| 2:03.4 | Well, hello there, and welcome to another episode of the AT Parenting Survival Podcast. |
| 2:09.0 | Today, we're going to be talking about what I normally see when parents are learning how to |
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