Comments on: Family Therapy and OCD

By: Mercy

Mercy — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:40:24 +0000

Pam I think this is normal childishness. Getting his way is how children demand attention. I also think you should exercise your mummy muscle.

By: Pam

Pam — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:48:07 +0000

I fetch my son from school and it is a habit now to ask me what I’ve brought him to eat. A day I forget will definitely be a lousy ride home. I sometimes wonder if this is the beginning of OCD. He is 7 years old.

By: Norma

Norma — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:48:55 +0000

How many times have we all as parents made accommodations such as these in order to better help our kids self soothe? We have all done that and I cannot see how these things could possibly contribute to OCD in a child. To me it is about so much more than that, and goes so much deeper than just having things a certain way or needing specific rituals in order to keep them comfortable. I know that there are times when it can get out of control but I never think that this is the intent of any parent- most of us are just doing what we do to better keep the peace and to make our kids feel safe and comforted, free from harm and fear.

By: Cole

Cole — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:27:02 +0000

Is there any conclusive evidence that disorders like OCD are genetic and run in families?

By: Nancy

Nancy — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:41:16 +0000

Unless you have been through behavior like this with your own child it is difficult to imagine the stress that the parents feel to make it go away. OCD is one of those terrible disorders like so many others that I am sure that you feel like you have absolutely no control over and it takes a lot of time and intense therapy to get the behaviors under control. I am saddened by just how much this probably works to destroy the overall quality of life of a child and I am glad to hear that research continues to be done to hopefully help to get this under control for the many families who have to deal with this on a daily basis.

By: Carter

Carter — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:39:26 +0000

Thanks for this helpful information. I think that like Maureen states that with kids it is sometimes hard to tell the difference between just a normal child fixating on one toy or item and the differences that this is with obsessing over certain types of repetitive behavior, such as hand washing, etc. It is very valuable to have new things coming down the pipes all the time because that always helps parents like me know when to be on the lookout for problem areas and what things are just typically done by most kids.

By: Lula

Lula — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:59:02 +0000

it’s awful to think that OCD starts at such a young age. Its good to hear that therapy helps all sorts of problems

By: Maureen

Maureen — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:12:39 +0000

I didnt quite get what “accomadations” meant. An ex: would be helpful. I think most children say around ages 2-6 are obsessed about a particular doll or toy. Some children hate it if someone touches it or another child grabs their favorite toy. Is this a beginning of OCD or is this normal childhood behavior?