Episode 45: What Parents Need to Know About OCD

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My guest this week is Dr. Tamar Chansky, a licensed psychologist and founder of the Children's and Adult Center for OCD and Anxiety in Plymouth Meeting, PA. She is the author of numerous books on the treatment of anxiety, including the popular Freeing Yourself from Anxiety Series:</span> <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Freeing-Anxiety-Revised-Updated-Life/dp/0804139806/ref=sr_1_2?qid=1579052853&refinements=p_27%3ATamar+E.+Chansky&s=books&sr=1-2&text=Tamar+E.+Chansky"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Freeing Your Child From Anxiety</span></a></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">,</span> <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Freeing-Your-Child-Negative-Thinking/dp/0738285951/ref=sr_1_4?qid=1579052968&refinements=p_27%3ATamar+E.+Chansky&s=books&sr=1-4&text=Tamar+E.+Chansky"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Freeing Your Child from Negative Thinking</span></a></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and</span> <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Freeing-Your-Child-Obsessive-Compulsive-Disorder/dp/0812931173/ref=sr_1_3?qid=1579052948&refinements=p_27%3ATamar+E.+Chansky&s=books&sr=1-3&text=Tamar+E.+Chansky"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Freeing Your Child From Obsessive Compulsive Disorder</span></a></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. Dr. Chansky is the creator of the educational website:</span> <a href="http://worrywisekids.org/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">worrywisekids.org</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. Her most recent book,</span> <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0738214833/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=tachph-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0738214833"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Freeing Yourself from Anxiety: 4 Simple Steps to Overcome Worry and Create the Life You Want</span></a></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">is for anyone suffering from everyday worry, an anxiety disorder or depression. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Dr. Chansky and I discuss how parents can distinguish s