Helping Children with Anxiety and OCD

Dr. Johann D’Souza joins Doug Hinderer in Marriage Unhindered discussing how to parent an anxious child. He includes common differences between mom's approach, dad's approach and why they are both wrong. Dr. D’Souza shares resources to help parents with children struggling with anxiety and speaks to the importance of avoiding parental accommodations, showing empathy, and restoring confidence. Chapters: 04:59 Anxiety in children 17:20 Break 1 18:30 Washing hands obsessively 38:33 Break 2 39:29 Does anxiety lead to paranoia? Listener questions and comments: Virginia - I have a 14-year-old daughter and she washes her hands obsessively. What can I do to help her? Richard - Are there supplements that can help with OCD? Teresa - Does anxiety lead to paranoia? Bonnie - My daughter has OCD, she's 27 and lives at home. With COVID, it seemed to get worse, and it's at a point that it's taking over her life. What should I do? Heidi - My granddaughter only eats white chicken, white rice and sourdough bread. She seems very picky. What should I do? Kathy – I have been very anxious since WWII. Do you think it has anything to do with the war?   Resources: • Listen to this episode on ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠. Catholic Therapists Catholic Psychotherapy The Anxious Generation Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD: A Scientifically Proven Program for Parents ** Dr. Johann D'Souza Clinical Psychologist at ⁠⁠Values First Therapy ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ X (Twitter)