Re: Question on siblings and parents divorce

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Hi !

My first thought with your 12 y/o is it's the " age. " But then I

wondered if even tho the Prozac control your younger one's OCD, is

the OCD still something " seen " that the older one might pick on her

about? I know with my (to be 14 in Jan.) that a couple years

ago at his worst OCD time, his brothers got fed up and would say a

LOT and could be considered " rude. "

Is your younger one seeing a therapist? If so, perhaps the therapist

could talk to the older sister about living with OCD.

Regarding dad - well, I'm assuming it's always hard to go back/forth

with different rules, etc., to live by. Does your younger one's OCD

get worse at these times - before and after the trip? Perhaps you

could adjust the med dose at these times, but then I'm definitely not

an expert on med/doses but it's something you might ask about.

Hopefully as the girls age/grow, they'll be able to handle the

changes from households better.

Sorry I don't have any definite answers! Let us know how things go

on with all of you!

> I have a 9 year old daughter with OCD. She was diagnosed when she

> was 5 1/2 a few months after her father moved out of our house.

Her

> symptoms are controlled with Prozac. Her sister is almost 12 and

has

> been terribly rude to her little sister the last few months. I

don't

> know if it has to do with growing up or being tired of the OCD.

Any

> resources on working with siblings?

>

> Also, their father lives 1,000 miles away and has different ideas

on

> raising children. It is stressful before going to stay with Dad

then

> takes a few weeks to get settled down after the stay. Any

> suggestions?