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AT Parenting Survival | Raising Kids with OCD & Anxiety

When You’re More Motivated Than Your Child to Fight OCD

AT Parenting Survival | Raising Kids with OCD & Anxiety

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

Anxiety, Ocd In Children, Ocd Therapy, Ocd, Kids & Family, Child Anxiety, Child Ocd, Parenting, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

You’re reading the books, watching the videos, and learning everything you can to help your child with OCD. But your child? They’re shutting down, avoiding exposures, or flat-out refusing to engage. Sound familiar?

In this episode, I talk about what’s really going on when you’re more motivated than your child to fight their OCD — and how to respond in a way that builds connection and long-term progress. You’ll learn what not to do, how to shift your approach, and why your role is still incredibly powerful even when your child is stuck.

🎧 Listen in for encouragement, clarity, and next steps.

⚓️ Want an in-depth guide on how to be an effective anchor for your child with anxiety or OCD? Register for my free series at www.atparentingsurvivalseries.com 


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This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be used to replace the guidance of a qualified professional.


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Before we dive in, I want to tell you about something that could change the way you parent your child with anxiety or OCD.

0:06.7

If you're like me and you're tired of walking on eggshells, feeling reactive, which I often do, or getting pulled into your child's emotional storms, which is super easy to happen, my free series had to be an effective anchor for your child with anxiety or CD.

0:21.5

That's for you.

0:22.7

Because in just a few short on-demand videos, I'm going to show you how to stay grounded,

0:28.1

respond with intention, and become the steady support your child actually needs.

0:33.8

It's a daily practice, and I'll show you how to do it.

0:36.8

Just register at atat Parenting SurvivalSeries.com. It's a daily practice and I'll show you how to do it. Just register at aty

0:38.3

parenting survival series.com is totally free and it just might change everything.

0:45.1

All right. On to this week's episode.

0:50.4

Welcome to the AT Parenting Survival Podcast where you get help and guidance through the chaos of parenting a child with anxiety or OCD.

0:59.0

This show is for educational purposes and is not intended to replace the guidance of a qualified professional.

1:06.0

Here's your host, child therapist, Natasha Daniels.

1:10.0

Well, hello there, and welcome to another episode of the AT Parenting Survival Podcast.

1:15.1

Today I want to talk to you about something that many, many of us are dealing with or will

1:20.2

deal with or have dealt with, which is when you're more motivated than your child to fight OCD.

1:28.5

That's really common because we're not in the thick of things.

1:33.6

We are often able to see things intellectually and less emotionally.

1:39.3

And we can see what needs to be done.

1:42.3

And we can see the crisis in front of us. And our child is often

1:48.6

not on the same page, which then can be really frustrating. And ironically, it can actually

1:55.7

backfire and make our kids worse when we're more motivated than they are and we don't kind of auto correct

2:03.6

and watch our pace. We're going to talk all about this. But before I jump in, I would do want to

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