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ADAA Blog: Is Your Child Struggling with Anxiety or OCD? Key Ingredients to Help Your Child Succeed

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When anxiety disrupts a child’s everyday life, the first thing most parents focus on is finding a good therapist for their child or teen to work with. Once parents secure that coveted afternoon slot with an anxiety specialist, they breathe a huge sigh of relief," ADAA member Elizabeth Penela, PhD says. "But what many parents don’t realize is that while their child or teen is doing important work in therapy – there’s so much that the parent can do THEMSELVES – that will have a huge positive impact on their child’s ability to cope with anxiety."

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