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Moral OCD: What to Do When Your Child Keeps Confessing

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Episode Moral OCD: What to Do When Your Child Keeps Confessing

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When a child with moral OCD keeps confessing, even small or uncertain things can start to feel like evidence that they’ve done something wrong. They may feel driven to tell a parent every detail, ask whether they’re a good person, or keep revisiting something they said or did until it feels settled. To a parent, it can be difficult to tell where a child’s conscience ends and OCD’s demand for certainty begins.

The urge to confess can bring brief relief, but it often leaves the child needing to confess again the next time doubt shows up. Parents can feel caught between wanting to comfort their child and not wanting to strengthen that cycle. This episode explores how to meet that challenge with compassion while helping a child make room for uncertainty and move forward without waiting to feel completely sure.

Resources discussed in episode:

Free series: Survival Tools for Parents Raising Kids with OCD

Course: How to Teach Kids to Crush OCD

Course: Crushing OCD Class for Kids and Teens

Book: OCD Sucks: A Survival Guide

Therapy options:

NOCD

IOCDF Directory

Podcast episodes:

How to Create an Effective Incentive Plan

How to Use Reassurance Cards

Videos for Kids on Moral OCD:

What is Moral OCD

How Confessing is a Compulsion

How Reassurance Seeking is a Compulsion

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This podcast episode is sponsored by NOCD. NOCD provides online OCD therapy in the US, UK, Australia and Canada. To schedule your free 15 minute consultation to see if NOCD is a right fit for you and your child, go to

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This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be used to replace the guidance of a qualified professional.

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