Your parental instincts are to look out for the best interests of your child. As such, obsessive-compulsive disorders are one of the prime reasons we should closely examine behavioral aspects in children. Some kids with the disorder are under so much stress, anxiety and worry that it’s difficult for them to cope with it. According to kidshealth.org, about 1% of children in the United States are diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Naturally, they are prone to nervous compulsions or rituals to ward off scary thoughts or emotions. Therefore, it increases their desire to collect things to keep them emotionally stable. Children may try to hide their rituals or excuse the problems all together, but parents should step in and take accountability.
Here are ways to deal with an obsessive-compulsive child:
