Re: Question about eating...RE SHARON

[Guest guest]

Sharon,

Yes, the things we celebrate with our children are

definately not the same as other parents with non OCD

children celebrate! That's for sure.

Good luck with your child. Stay strong. We're on good

day #6 after several meltdowns a day almost every day

all summer, so, I'm smiling today!

Darletta

--- kidsnpets <sdonovan1@...> wrote:

> LOL! That is funny about the gloves, my dd has

> thought the same thing! I have a home daycare here

> and have gloves for diaper changes.

>

> BUT last spring she did a clean up day with her

> preschool and did NOT use gloves to pick up trash.

> She was really worried about it, but knew she could

> wash her hands as soon as they were done, so that

> helped. She was wearing long sleeves and started

> out picking stuff up with her sleeves, but then used

> just her hands. She was SOOO excited that she

> picked up garbage with her hands! She was proud.

> Funny, I get excited about my child picking up

> garbage off the side of the road, or touching the

> floor in a public restroom!! Other people just dont

> get how exciting that really is.

> Sharon

> Re: Question about

> eating...

>

>

> Dana,

> You need to read the book " What to do when Your

> Child

> has Obssessive Compulsive Disorder " . My daughter

> has

> had OCD for about a year and a half,and I just

> read it

> last month. It's great about putting things into

> perspective and giving ideas on thing like this.

> My thought is wait for the therapist, but as they

> do

> the exposure resistence exercises they usually

> start

> small.

> The only thing is maybe if it is a new behavior

> you

> could stop it before it becomes ingrained.

> Last October we went to a wild life expo where

> Girl

> Scouts and Boy Scouts could pick up liter to earn

> a

> badge. They gave them a latex glove and a bag.

> When it

> was over, my daughter didn't want to throw away

> her

> glove, she said, " Hey, this could solve all my

> problems! " I refused to allow her to start another

> habit if I could help it. I took it away with her

> screaming and making a scene, but she forgot about

> it

> after that day.

> Darletta

>

> --- Dana <pba1221d@...> wrote:

>

> > I'm sorry to post so much I just have so many

> > questions and concerns

> > that I'm not totally sure how to handle some

> things.

> > He is wanting to

> > eat just with a fork and not touch

> anything--like a

> > sandwich. He is

> > also asking me if germs can fall down from your

> > hands and get on your

> > food. Should I let him use a fork just so he

> feels

> > better and will

> > eat or should I try to talk him into it. Is it

> > better to try to be

> > firm about some things or will that make things

> > worse? I have a call

> > in to a therapist but haven't heard back yet.

> >

> > This whole thing has totally blindsided me..

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

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