PSP 469: Why Trying to “Reason” With Your Child’s OCD Backfires

It feels so natural to explain, reassure, and try to calm your child down when OCD is loud. After all, that’s how we solve problems in real life. But OCD doesn’t play by those rules. When we try to reason with OCD, we often get pulled deeper into its loop, answering more questions, giving more explanations, and still watching our child struggle. The post PSP 469: Why Trying to “Reason” With Your Child’s OCD Backfires first appeared on AT Parenting Survival for Anxiety & OCD .

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PSP 469: Why Trying to “Reason” With Your Child’s OCD Backfires is an episode from AT Parenting Survival Podcast: Parenting | Child Anxiety | Motherhood | Kids & Family by Natasha Daniels: Child Therapist, Child Anxiety and OCD Expert, Parenting Coach and Parent.

This episode is 40:15 long.

This episode was published on May 5, 2026.

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