Re: Concerned that my 5 year old daughter may be showing signs of OCD !!!!

[Guest guest]

In one word - YES - absolutely consult your current psychologist. It sure

sounds like OCD to me. Sounds like contamination and " just right " OCD, from

what you describe.

Since you've already been through it, you know what starts " small " can grow big.

So no matter what, having your daughter assessed, and if needed, treatment

started, will give her the tools early in life to help manage the OCD, however

big or small, and potentially prevent it from becoming a bigger problem. So

much harder the longer standing an issue it is, behaviors can become entrenched.

You really have nothing to lose and everything to gain, by addressing this

early! Run don't walk to your doctor, I say.

Warmly,

Barb

Co-Moderator

Canada

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> Hello, I originally began posting and reading here when my teen daughter was

diagnosed with OCD in Jan. 2011. She was almost 16 at the time. She's doing much

better under the guidance of her Psychologist and her meds.

> My concern of late is my youngest daughter. She is 5 years old and I am

noticing some behavior that I think could be OCD traits!!! She refuses to wipe

her hands on the towels in the bathroom because she'll get germs, she's fanatic

about hand washing and will sometimes wash her hands several times or leave her

hands under the water for long periods of time to get all the germs off!!

Before she goes to sleep at night, while lying in bed, she " has " to fix her hair

a certain way over her ears before she can sleep and if she feels her hair isn't

right, she gets frustrated and begins to cry!!! She is very fussy about her

clothes, ie. what colors she wears, how her underwear fits,if her socks are on

staright, and if certain people touch her hair after she brushes it,she'll get a

tissue and wipe her head with it!!!

> Maybe I'm being paranoid,because of what we went thru with our teen daughter

just over a year ago but I don't want to let this go unattended if there's

something that can be done for her at this young age!!! Was wondering if I

should mention these things to my teen daughter's psychologist and see what she

thinks!!! Just wondering what you experienced parents think?? Thanks

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[Guest guest]

I agree with you totally that early intervention is so important. The sooner

you can get started helping your child battle against these compulsions, the

less entrenched they can become. At first I thought only my daughter inherited

my OCD, but it became apparent over the years, that her twin also has it. They

have very different obsessions, but they both have OCD. My daughter's was more

obvious and affected her more in school, so at first I hoped that my son would

just grow out of his anxieties, but it became apparent that wouldn't be, and I

got help for him as well.

Concerned that my 5 year old daughter may be showing

signs of OCD !!!!

Hello, I originally began posting and reading here when my teen daughter was

diagnosed with OCD in Jan. 2011. She was almost 16 at the time. She's doing much

better under the guidance of her Psychologist and her meds.

My concern of late is my youngest daughter. She is 5 years old and I am noticing

some behavior that I think could be OCD traits!!! She refuses to wipe her hands

on the towels in the bathroom because she'll get germs, she's fanatic about hand

washing and will sometimes wash her hands several times or leave her hands under

the water for long periods of time to get all the germs off!! Before she goes

to sleep at night, while lying in bed, she " has " to fix her hair a certain way

over her ears before she can sleep and if she feels her hair isn't right, she

gets frustrated and begins to cry!!! She is very fussy about her clothes, ie.

what colors she wears, how her underwear fits,if her socks are on staright, and

if certain people touch her hair after she brushes it,she'll get a tissue and

wipe her head with it!!!

Maybe I'm being paranoid,because of what we went thru with our teen daughter

just over a year ago but I don't want to let this go unattended if there's

something that can be done for her at this young age!!! Was wondering if I

should mention these things to my teen daughter's psychologist and see what she

thinks!!! Just wondering what you experienced parents think?? Thanks

[Guest guest]

Oh gosh, mention it to the psychologist and jump on it now! At least you and

big sister can help her with this too. Don't forget there are some good

children books for OCD, may help her to understand it.

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> Hello, I originally began posting and reading here when my teen daughter was

diagnosed with OCD in Jan. 2011. She was almost 16 at the time. She's doing much

better under the guidance of her Psychologist and her meds.

> My concern of late is my youngest daughter. She is 5 years old and I am

noticing some behavior that I think could be OCD traits!!! She

[Guest guest]

I was wondering if you could tell me the names of some of these books, so

I can check my local library for them. Thanks so much!! Appreciate all the help

I am getting here and will definitely follow up with my older daughters

psychologist!!!

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> > Hello, I originally began posting and reading here when my teen daughter was

diagnosed with OCD in Jan. 2011. She was almost 16 at the time. She's doing much

better under the guidance of her Psychologist and her meds.

> > My concern of late is my youngest daughter. She is 5 years old and I am

noticing some behavior that I think could be OCD traits!!! She

>

[Guest guest]

Some books & other for kids that many parents have said they liked:

Repetitive Rhonda, by Jan

Up and Down the Worry Hill, by Aureen Pinto Wagner

What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck, by Dawn Huebner

Blink, Clop, Clop: An OCD Storybook, by E. Katia Moritz

For Family -- (helps the parents too!)

Talking Back to OCD: The Program That Helps Kids and Teens Say " No Way " -- and

Parents Say " Way to Go -- by March

-- This one isn't OCD related, but may be helpful, I just saw it while looking

at other titles ---

What to Do When You Dread Your Bed: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Problems With

Sleep (What to Do Guides for Kids) by Dawn Huebner

For Parent ---

Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Powerful, Practical

Program for Parents of Children and Adolescents, by Tamar Chansky

These books come to mind first that so many have mentioned. Our library didn't

have a lot (way back then) but I'd go to a bookstore where they have areas to

read/relax there and go through many there.

>

> I was wondering if you could tell me the names of some of these books,

so I can check my local library for them. Thanks so much!! Appreciate all the

help I am getting here and will definitely follow up with my older daughters

psychologist!!!

>

>

[Guest guest]

Some books & other for kids that many parents have said they liked:

Repetitive Rhonda, by Jan

Up and Down the Worry Hill, by Aureen Pinto Wagner

What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck, by Dawn Huebner

Blink, Clop, Clop: An OCD Storybook, by E. Katia Moritz

For Family -- (helps the parents too!)

Talking Back to OCD: The Program That Helps Kids and Teens Say " No Way " -- and

Parents Say " Way to Go -- by March

-- This one isn't OCD related, but may be helpful, I just saw it while looking

at other titles ---

What to Do When You Dread Your Bed: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Problems With

Sleep (What to Do Guides for Kids) by Dawn Huebner

For Parent ---

Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Powerful, Practical

Program for Parents of Children and Adolescents, by Tamar Chansky

These books come to mind first that so many have mentioned. Our library didn't

have a lot (way back then) but I'd go to a bookstore where they have areas to

read/relax there and go through many there.

>

> I was wondering if you could tell me the names of some of these books,

so I can check my local library for them. Thanks so much!! Appreciate all the

help I am getting here and will definitely follow up with my older daughters

psychologist!!!

>

>

[Guest guest]

If no time to get to bookstore, you can look up OCD books on Amazon.com

Books are often reviewed by enough people that you can get a pretty good idea of

what's in them.

> Some books & other for kids that many parents have said they liked:

>

> Repetitive Rhonda, by Jan

> Up and Down the Worry Hill, by Aureen Pinto Wagner

> What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck, by Dawn Huebner

> Blink, Clop, Clop: An OCD Storybook, by E. Katia Moritz

>

> For Family -- (helps the parents too!)

>

> Talking Back to OCD: The Program That Helps Kids and Teens Say " No Way " -- and

Parents Say " Way to Go -- by March

>

> -- This one isn't OCD related, but may be helpful, I just saw it while looking

at other titles ---

> What to Do When You Dread Your Bed: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Problems With

Sleep (What to Do Guides for Kids) by Dawn Huebner

>

> For Parent ---

> Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Powerful, Practical

Program for Parents of Children and Adolescents, by Tamar Chansky

>

> These books come to mind first that so many have mentioned. Our library didn't

have a lot (way back then) but I'd go to a bookstore where they have areas to

read/relax there and go through many there.

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> > I was wondering if you could tell me the names of some of these

books, so I can check my local library for them. Thanks so much!! Appreciate all

the help I am getting here and will definitely follow up with my older daughters

psychologist!!!

> >

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>

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[Guest guest]

If no time to get to bookstore, you can look up OCD books on Amazon.com

Books are often reviewed by enough people that you can get a pretty good idea of

what's in them.

> Some books & other for kids that many parents have said they liked:

>

> Repetitive Rhonda, by Jan

> Up and Down the Worry Hill, by Aureen Pinto Wagner

> What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck, by Dawn Huebner

> Blink, Clop, Clop: An OCD Storybook, by E. Katia Moritz

>

> For Family -- (helps the parents too!)

>

> Talking Back to OCD: The Program That Helps Kids and Teens Say " No Way " -- and

Parents Say " Way to Go -- by March

>

> -- This one isn't OCD related, but may be helpful, I just saw it while looking

at other titles ---

> What to Do When You Dread Your Bed: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Problems With

Sleep (What to Do Guides for Kids) by Dawn Huebner

>

> For Parent ---

> Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Powerful, Practical

Program for Parents of Children and Adolescents, by Tamar Chansky

>

> These books come to mind first that so many have mentioned. Our library didn't

have a lot (way back then) but I'd go to a bookstore where they have areas to

read/relax there and go through many there.

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> > I was wondering if you could tell me the names of some of these

books, so I can check my local library for them. Thanks so much!! Appreciate all

the help I am getting here and will definitely follow up with my older daughters

psychologist!!!

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