{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"PSP 139: Did You Know it is OCD Awareness Week? What that Means for You and Your Child","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/5f9b1911918e5b433b5ca784.png?height=200","description":"I know there are a bazillion awareness weeks and months. Every cause, issue or disease has a color or a month. But I wanted to talk to you about why OCD Awareness Week is so important and how you can take part with even the smallest of gestures.\n\n\nOCD is one of the most misunderstood disorders. Which is sad considering it can be one of the most debilitating conditions a person can experience. \n\n\nPart of the reason OCD is so debilitating is due to the lack of understanding OCD. \n\n\nKids are misdiagnosed or not diagnosed at all.\nStereotypes perpetuate shame and guilt.\nPeople remain quiet out of fear of embarrassment and labeling.\n\n\nSo what could help with this? \n\n\nKnowledge. \n\n\nSpread the knowledge in any way you can. You can check out all the inspiring things the International OCD Foundation is doing this week to bring OCD awareness out from the shadows by clicking here.\n\n\nHelp your child.\n\n\nUse this week to celebrate your child. Show them videos and pictures people are posting using the hashtag #FACEYOURFEAR and #OCDWEEK to show them how other people are being brave in support of them.\n\n\nHave a movie night where you make popcorn and watch the documentary Unstuck: an OCD Kids Movie.\n\n\nEducate yourself and others by taking my free online mini-course, Misunderstanding About Childhood OCD. Understand Your Child’s OCD. Learn the Facts. Enroll and watch it here.\n\n\n***\nParents do you need more support? Join my AT Community at: Http://www.atparentingcommunity.com\n \nHere’s are more resources I offer parents 👇🏻❤️\n \nGet a free PDF on some of the most common reasons why kids are scared to sleep:\n\n\nPDF short link:\nHttp://bit.ly/sleepfears\n \nMy new online class “How to Help Kids Who are Scared to Sleep” is open! To learn more go to:\nWww.bit.ly/sleepclass19\n\n\nSign up for my weekly email newsletter:\nhttps://pages.convertkit.com/740ba8cd83/92109b7172\n\n\nSubscribe to my Podcast: The AT Parenting Survival Podcast\n https://www.anxioustoddlers.com/podcast/\n \n Sign up for my online class Handling Difficult Behavior in Kids with Anxiety or OCD\nHttp://anxioustoddlers.teachable.com/p/difficult-behavior\n\n\nSign up for my online class Crush Social Anxiety (for adults too)!\nHttp://anxioustoddlers.teachable.com/p/crush-social-anxiety\n\n\nSign up for my online class: Teach Kids to Crush Anxiety\nHttp://anxioustoddlers.teachable.com/p/crush-anxiety\n\n\nSign up for my online OCD class: Parenting Kids with OCD\nHttp://anxioustoddlers.teachable.com/p/child-ocd\n\n\nSign up for my online Class: Crushing Moral OCD\nHttp://anxioustoddlers.teachable.com/p/moral-ocd\n\n\nFor more support parenting a child with anxiety or OCD visit:\nhttp://www.anxioustoddlerstoTeens.com\n \n \nUltimate list of helpful anxiety products:\nhttps://www.anxioustoddlers.com/reduce-child-anxiety/ \n\n\nTo join my private Facebook group visit:\nhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/ATparentinganxiouskids/\n\n\nFor AT Parenting online classes visit:\nhttp://anxioustoddlers.teachable.com\n\n\nFor my anxiety books visit:\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Natasha-Daniels/e/B011K5IIWA\nhttps://www.anxioustoddlers.com/parenting-anxious-kids-ebook/\n\n\nOther social places I hang out:\nhttp://www.facebook.com/anxioustoddlers\nhttp://www.pinterest.com/anxioustoddlers\nhttp://www.twitter.com/anxioustoddlers\nhttp://www.instagram.com/anxioustoddlers