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It often starts with something small. A blink that seems a bit too hard, or a sniff that hangs around after a cold. Then one evening you notice your child's head jerking while they watch TV, or a little sound they keep making, and your stomach drops. A few weeks ago none of this was happening, and now your mind is racing. Is something wrong? Did I cause this? Is it going to get worse?

I hear from parents in exactly this moment almost every week. Sometimes it's a throat clear that suddenly turned into blinking, nodding and arm movements within a couple of months. Sometimes it's a little one who has just started school. I lived with tics myself for twenty years and healed them, and I now work with families every day. Here is the honest answer as I see it.

First, take a breath

When tics appear suddenly, the most common reaction is panic, and it makes complete sense. But the most helpful thing you can do in these early weeks is to slow yourself down before anything else.

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