When Your Child Has OCD: Tools For Parents With Dr. Eli Lebowitz The OCD Confessional podcast

When Your Child Has OCD: Tools for Parents with Dr. Eli Lebowitz

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Parents have been asking for this episode—so we made it happen.

In this powerful conversation, we talk with Dr. Eli Lebowitz, a Yale psychology professor and creator of SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions), a groundbreaking parent-based treatment for childhood OCD and anxiety.

Instead of focusing on changing a child’s behavior directly, SPACE teaches parents how to stop accommodating OCD while still showing support, love, and care.

We explore:
🧠 How childhood OCD shows up
🚫 What “accommodation” looks like (and why it makes symptoms worse)
💚 How parents can stop accommodating without shaming their child
🔁 How family routines get hijacked by OCD
🛑 Why SPACE reduces symptoms even without the child participating in therapy

If you’re a parent, caregiver, teacher, or someone who loves a child with OCD or anxiety, this episode is packed with tools, hope, and a new way forward.

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