Guest guest Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 Congrats to you and your daughter Beth!! That's wonderful, In a message dated 11/7/2008 11:01:23 A.M. Central Standard Time, emacgregor@... writes: BTW- My 10 year old daughter ( I wrote about her starting in August) is doing wonderfully!BTW- My 10 year old daughter ( I wrote about her starting in August) is doing wonderfully!<WBR>! The OCD symptoms have almost disappeared for now. We've even stopped the therapy sessions and are on an " as needed basis " . Thi I so appreciate this list and all of your wonderful and insightful perspectives. I am learning so much and will be prepared the next time hits a rough patch. Happy Friday to everyone, Beth in MI **************AOL Search: Your one stop for directions, recipes and all other Holiday needs. Search Now. (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212792382x1200798498/aol?redir=http://\ searchblog.aol.com/2008/11/04/happy-holidays-from -aol-search/?ncid=emlcntussear00000001) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 I found this website very interesting. Thanks, Amy From: armom2kk <gregjenar@sbcglobal .net> Subject: Re: What do I do to help her? To: @ yahoogroups. com Date: Thursday, November 6, 2008, 10:48 PM Thank you, we told her that we would go to the park this weekend to practice. I like the idea of taking pictures! > > > > > My daughter was diagnosed with OCD at the age of 5. She has been > > > taking Zoloft for almost 2 years. She started at 50mg and we > > > increased it to 100mg this past July when she started to have > trouble > > > again. The medication seems to help keep her anxiety at a > tolerable > > > level, but it doesn't eliminate all of her anxieties. We try to > work > > > through her fears and use the techniques that her psychologist > taught > > > us. It usually helps us get through the fear, but I am concerned > > > about her behavior in school this year. I don't know if it is the > > > OCD or her personality, but she is having trouble relating to the > > > kids in her 1st grade class. > > > > > > My daughter sees everything as black or white, there are no > shades of > > > gray in her mind. She doesn't understand what is a joke and what > is > > > a serious remark. She is sensitive and gets her feelings hurt > easily > > > when kids are joking and she doesn't get it. She is also bothered > by > > > the classroom noise. She told me tonight that the 1st grade > students > > > are having a competition this week on things like chin ups and > monkey > > > bars. She is very timid and not athletically minded at all, she is > > > fearful of falling to the point where she won't try activities > like > > > this on her own. She told me that the PE teacher is putting too > much > > > pressure on her and she hates the monkey bars. I tried to > encourage > > > her to just do her best, but then I wonder why she has to try > monkey > > > bars...are they really necessary? She is a smart, kind, well- > behaved > > > student who just doesn't like PE....should she be made to > > > participate? I just don't want to allow her to use her anxiety as > an > > > excuse to not participate. How do you know when to push and when > to > > > try to get your child excused from an anxiety inducing activity? > > > > > > Thank you for reading my rambling, I am just sad for her and need > > > direction. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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