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AT Parenting Survival | Raising Kids with OCD & Anxiety

by Natasha Daniels: Child Therapist, Child Anxiety and Child OCD Expert
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#152#163#175#186#197Chart rankOct 15Oct 18Oct 21Oct 24Oct 27Episode released Oct 20: What Most Parents Get Wrong About OCD
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Latest episodes

  • What Most Parents Get Wrong About OCD

    October 20, 2026 · 42 min

    Parenting kids with OCD can be tough. Especially since much of how to navigate OCD is counterintuitive. After over two decades supporting parents raising kids, teens and young adults with OCD, I have consistently seen a pattern in what…

  • Six Parenting Struggles No One Talks About When Your Child Has OCD

    October 13, 2026 · 51 min

    Parenting a child with OCD can feel lonely in ways people don’t always understand. Even when you know what OCD is, know what you’re supposed to do, and are doing everything you can to help, there are parts of this experience that can feel…

  • Why Doing the Right Thing for Your Child’s OCD Can Feel So Wrong

    October 6, 2026 · 42 min

    Sometimes doing the right thing for your child’s OCD can feel completely wrong. When you start pulling back accommodations, your child may actually become more distressed, irritable, or angry. That can leave you wondering: Am I helping, or…

  • Why is My Child’s OCD So Much Worse at Home?!

    September 29, 2026 · 34 min

    Maybe they can go to school, visit friends, or function fairly well outside the house, but the second they get home, OCD seems to take over. That can leave parents wondering why the rules, avoidance, contamination fears, or compulsions…

  • Understanding Your Child’s Sensory Needs with Laura Petix

    September 22, 2026 · 51 min

    If your child seems to have big reactions to sounds, textures, clothing, food, transitions, or everyday experiences, sensory processing may be playing a bigger role than you realize. In this episode, I’m joined by occupational therapist…

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  • How Parents Can Cope While Raising a Child With Anxiety or OCD with Janine Halloran

    September 15, 2026 · 52 min

    When you’re raising a child with anxiety or OCD, so much of your energy can go toward helping them cope that it’s easy to forget that you need coping skills too. In this episode, I’m joined by Janine Halloran, author of Coping Skills for…

  • The Three Skills I Wish Everyone With OCD Knew

    September 8, 2026 · 44 min

    If I could sit down with every person who has OCD and teach them just three skills, these are the ones I would choose. In this episode, I’m sharing the three skills I come back to again and again when helping people change their…

  • How Much Should Parents Be Involved in OCD Treatment?

    September 1, 2026 · 43 min

    When your child has OCD, treatment doesn’t happen in a vacuum. OCD comes home with them. It impacts routines, relationships, school, behavior, and often the way the entire family functions. So why are parents sometimes left on the…

  • When Your Child Won’t Tell You What Their OCD Is About

    August 24, 2026 · 46 min

    One of the hardest parts of parenting a child with OCD is not knowing what’s actually going on. Your child insists they’re “fine,” avoids your questions, or simply can’t explain what they’re experiencing. It can leave you feeling confused…

  • When OCD Makes Your Child’s Thoughts Feel Contaminated

    August 17, 2026 · 38 min

    Most people think contamination OCD is about germs, chemicals, or bodily fluids. But what happens when your child feels like a thought, memory, word, person, or experience has become contaminated? In this episode of the AT Parenting…

  • How Chronic Illness Impacts a Child’s Mental Health with Chyllia Dixon

    August 11, 2026 · 44 min

    In this episode, I talk with Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Chyllia Dixon about the emotional impact of growing up with a chronic illness and the unique mental health challenges children and families can face along the…

  • What Parents Get Wrong When Deciding Whether OCD Treatment Is Working

    August 4, 2026 · 42 min

    It can be hard to tell whether OCD treatment is helping, especially when compulsions haven’t noticeably decreased, distress seems higher, or new themes suddenly appear. But progress is not always measured by how quiet OCD looks on the…

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About the show

If you’re raising a child or teen with OCD or anxiety, you’re in the right place. Parenting a child with OCD can feel confusing, exhausting, and isolating, but you don’t have to figure it out alone. Each week, therapist Natasha Daniels shares practical, evidence-based strategies to help you understand how OCD and anxiety really work, respond in ways that support recovery, and feel more confident as a parent. Whether your child struggles with contamination OCD, intrusive thoughts, reassurance seeking, perfectionism, moral OCD, social anxiety, panic, school refusal, or other anxiety-related challenges, you’ll learn realistic tools you can use at home right away. Drawing from more than 20 years of clinical experience and her own journey parenting children with OCD and anxiety, Natasha breaks down complex topics into clear, compassionate guidance that parents can actually apply. Episodes cover OCD treatment, ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention), reducing family accommodation, managing meltdowns, supporting therapy, and navigating everyday challenges with confidence. Whether you’re newly discovering that your child’s anxiety may actually be OCD, searching for better ways to help, or simply looking for reassurance that you’re not alone, this podcast is here to support you every step of the way. Welcome to AT Parenting Survival: Raising Kids with OCD & Anxiety. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.