PSP 323: Raising a Child With Chronic Health Issues and Anxiety or OCD

PSP 323: Raising a Child With Chronic Health Issues and Anxiety or OCD

It can be difficult having a child with both chronic health issues and anxiety or OCD. Often there is a symbiotic relationship between them. Anxiety and OCD can hijack health issues and make them worse. Stress and worry make health issues worse. It is a vicious cycle that some kids struggle to break. In this week’s AT Parenting Survival Podcast I talk about how to help a child with both chronic health issues and anxiety or OCD.

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PSP 275: Helping Kids with Health Anxiety or OCD with Dawn Huebner

PSP 275: Helping Kids with Health Anxiety or OCD with Dawn Huebner

A common theme among kids with anxiety or OCD is their health. Are they breathing? Are they choking? Is that bump going to lead to a horrible disease? This week I brought Dr. Dawn Huebner onto the AT Parenting Survival Podcast to discuss how to help kids who have health anxiety or OCD.

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PSP 149: How to Help Kids who Worry About Their Health with Dr. Josh Spitalnick

PSP 149: How to Help Kids who Worry About Their Health with Dr. Josh Spitalnick

Health and anxiety have an intimate relationship. They love to hang out together. They love to work together. Anxiety can make you feel sick. Sickness can make you feel anxious. It can be a vicious duo that can wreak havoc in your child’s life.

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Ask the Child Therapist Episode 88: Helping Kids with Health Anxiety

Ask the Child Therapist Episode 88: Helping Kids with Health Anxiety

Do you check for fevers nightly? Do you hear about lumps, bumps and sores? Does your child worry they are just hours away from impending doom and death? If this sounds familiar, you might be dealing with health anxiety. Health anxiety is not fun. It can make a child worry about every single bodily change.

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