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I Think My 18 Month Has OCD
Asked by J.S. from Dayton
on September 3, 2008
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I am writing for any advice or even if you are in the same boat. My 18 month old will get her wipes out and will wipe her feet through out the day as if they are dirty...
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- Just something to consider: Are you a neat freak? Are you constantly cleaning your children's toys, hands, etc? During your child's infancy, did you constantly wipe...
- Honey, at that age they are *all* obsessive-compulsive. It's a phase that all little ones go through.
- I'm no expert but I'd say you just have a clean kid. My son was a very neat eater. He would request his mouth to be wiped and on his first birthday he had a cupcake a...
Can She Be OCD
Asked by J.S. from Dallas
on January 19, 2008
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My daughter is Almost 2. She has always been a clean freak. Everytime she gets just ALITTLE dirty or a drop or whatever on her clothes she would get irritated and wine...
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- I think it's completely normal for toddlers to express their need to control their own environment in ways that might seem a little obsessive. I know of many kids, m...
- I bet you are right...she is just picky. I would slowly alter the way she likes a thing or two, just to get her to learn how to accept the small changes...it may ta...
- I would be concerned if she continues to react that way to getting dirty or becomes more particular. She may grow out of it. If she doesn't and has trouble socializing...
Obsessive/compulsive/worry Type of Personality in a 6 Year Old
Asked by J.F. from Cleveland
on December 15, 2008
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Hi everyone. I'd like to start by saying that my 6 year old is such a pleasant, beautiful kid. Over the past several months, we have noticed the worrying get out of...
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- J., When anxiety interferes with his ability to function, it is time to seek treatment. Anxiety to that degree is not a phase and treatment is highly effective. H...
- maybe it is a 6 year old boy thing!! Mine has some very similar things- the obsession with numbers- we are constantly counting things, talking about how many days, hou...
- I think I have his twin. Except our subject is science instead of math. (Which he is rather upset about because Math is an every day thing and science is not.) We ju...
