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Ocd
My lil' guy is 22months and sometimes very obsessive. ... As far as how to help him not be so obsessive.... I was told to try to get her dirty with things ...
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- Talk to a child psychologist. If it is true OCD, there is nothing you can do to "break" him of it, but behavioural therapy can help. I think this is a problem that sho...
- Dear A., As others have said, 22 months is too young for an OCD diagnosis. More likely, your little guy has just figured out that there's a right way and a wrong wa...
- Perfectly normal. My son is the same way. Give it some time to see if it lessens. I have no doubt that it will. Best of luck with your family!
6 Year Old Who Is VERY Concerned with Hygeine
My son has been diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder. .... I have a daughter who has obsessive compulsive disorder that started similarly. ...
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- I think you are wise to pay attention to the over-cleanliness factor. I have a daughter who has obsessive compulsive disorder that started similarly. It may be his way...
- I'm not saying that your son has OCD but, my 6 year old was recently diagnosed and we can look back over the previous two years and see the signs. For a while it was h...
- While I don't personally have experience with a small child in this type of situation, I do have some psychological experience and I would agree that maybe it is some ...
Experience with Oppsessive Compulsive Disorder in 5 Year Old Child?
I used to be obsessive about saying 'excuse me' over and over ...in my head I just HAD to .... How to Deal with a Child with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ...
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- it is possible, my four year old was diagnosed with OCD a few months ago but we got the diagnoses from our local mental health place because we also had some other con...
- A real good friend of ours back home has a son with OCD and he's had it since he was around 2 or 3. He is 16 now. He has his rituals and like your daughter they woul...
- Oh how awesome that you took her to the chiropractor, KEEP GOING@! This is a lifestyle choice, not just a visit here and there. There IS nothing better in my opinion. ...
A Case of Terrible Twos or OCD?
I realize she is 2 and is going through the "I do it myself" phase but lately it almost seems obsessive. She wants to get in her car seat a certain way, ...
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- Hi H.. I agree with everyone who said this is totally normal. J H also mentioned her kids are worse when they're tired and I wanted to add that mine also struggled m...
- This is normal. Partly because she wants control over her own life and partly because routine is comforting. She will outgrow it on her own. Pick your battles. If...
- Welcome to the club! Your daughter actually sounds pretty good compared to mine and I think it is normal. It's a tough stage. My daughter is 3 1/2 and she is my thi...
4 Year Old with Serious Discipline Problems
There have been tremedous studies on children who were diagnosed with ADHD and ODD(obsessive defiant disorder) who have been able to go off their medication ...
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- Unfortunately, our kids go through break-ups with us. No matter how much we try to protect them from it. She doesn't know how else to express herself yet. And I'm gues...
- I agree with Sarah. Some children have trouble adjusting to change and may act out to get attention. She may in some ways feel anger towards you (even though it is n...
- A., I read a book by Dr. James Dobson, The Strong Willed Child. It was very helpful for me in knowing what kind of discipline and why for my child. In there it exp...
Seeking Advise on Daughters ODD
I do, however, know several families with children who have been able to overcome or at least greatly reduce symptoms associated with ADHD, obsessive ...
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- hey J., i'm a mom of an 8yr old with ADHD and ODD. my son was diagnosed 5 years ago. believe me i definately know what u r going through and what lies ahead of u. a...
- Okay... I have to know, what is ODD? What would be signs of ODD? Just want to know; I haven't heard of this before.
- We take my son who has ODD and ADHD to see a phsycologist we go once a week with him sometimes we all talk sometimes just him. I also limit the sugar he eats. Also lim...
HELP!!! My Daughter Is Pulling Her Hair Out.
This is a recognized psychological condition, get your daughter to a psychologist or psychiatrist right away, it is like obsessive compulsive behavior. ...
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- Talk to your pediatrician. If he/she won't address the issue or take it seriously, seek out a pediatric psychiatrist. It is possible that she has trichotillamania (h...
- J., Please take her to see a doctor, I have never seen this disease in someon so young it may just be a phase. However I have a friend who has trichotillomania, c...
- This is a recognized psychological condition, get your daughter to a psychologist or psychiatrist right away, it is like obsessive compulsive behavior. She is not able...
Is It Safe for My 19 Year Old to Work Out 4 Hours a Day?
The other part of this whole thing that has me so worried is that his mother (I' m the step-mom) and his grandmother are obsessive about working out, ...
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- Great for your sonn heis being a active lad instead of sitting at a computer al day doing nothing active if he keeps this up he can posabll live into his 80s like me ...
- I've read recently that our bodies only gets the benefit of ten minutes of workout at a time and that 30 minutes a day is good. Get some men's health mag issues to sho...
- he's gotta take days off. can't do that every day! also, if anyone has 4 hours a day extra, they need to be working more? that's a lot of extra time in a day. may...
Please Help with My 18 Month Old Sons Tantrums!
The past couple of days he has become a little obsessive about anything with a power cord such as the vacuum. When he doesn't get his way he totally throws ...
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- WHile ignoring the behavior may work for some things, it probably won't work for a tantrum. Instead, I would try to be as undestanding as possible to his frustration.....
- D. I know exactly what you are going through. My son, now 4 1/2 went through this at 15 months. I was spared this with my older two so I was completly at a loss. A...
- As in my son, the terrible twos can come early. My son was also a head banger. The doctor told me it's normal. It's how some children self soothe when they get frus...
Help with Almost 6Yr Old
I realized she is a "thinker" and almost-obsessive about certain/selective thoughts. .... It sounds as if your daughter might have some obsessive compulsive ...
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- First of all, you should take your daughter to her pediatrician just to be sure there's nothing physically wrong behind all of the problems she's having. Assuming she'...
- Hi T., I too have had very similar experiences with my son. My first thoughts when reading this were food allergies and most likely to Gluten. If kids can not proces...
- Read some books by Dr Kevin Leman. He is a Christian counselor and author. I am sure you'll find info to help in there. Good Luck
