What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming OCD

by Dawn Huebner DPh, Bonnie Matthews (Illustrator)

Overview

A Gold NAPPA Winner (National Parenting Publications Awards)
​Moonbeam Silver Children’s Book Award for Activity Books 

What To Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck guides children and their parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques used to treat obsessive compulsive disorder. This interactive self-help book turns kids into super-sleuths who can recognize and more appropriately respond to OCD's tricks.

With engaging examples, activities, and step-by-step instructions, it helps children master the skills needed to break free from OCD's sticky thoughts and urges, and live happier lives. This What-to-Do Guide is the complete resource for educating, motivating, and empowering children to work toward change.

This book is part of the Magination Press What-to-Do Guides for Kids series and includes an “Introduction to Parents and Caregivers.” What-to-Guides for Kids are interactive self-help books designed to guide 6–12 year old's and their parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques most often used in the treatment of various psychological concerns. Engaging, encouraging, and easy to follow, these books educate, motivate, and empower children to work towards change.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781591478058
Publisher:	American Psychological Association
Publication date:	02/15/2007
Series:	What to Do Guides for Kids Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	96
Sales rank:	55,845
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	6 - 12 Years

About the Author

Dawn Huebner, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in Exeter, New Hampshire, specializing in the treatment of children and their parents. She is the author of several books for children, including What to Do When Bad Habits Take Hold: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Nail Biting and More and What to Do When Your Temper Flares: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Problems With Anger. Visit her at www.dawnhuebnerphd.com and follow her on Facebook: @DawnHuebnerPhDSelf-HelpforParentsandKids.

Bonnie Matthews is the illustrator numerous books for children, including What to Do When Bad Habits Take Hold: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Nail Biting and More and What to Do When You Dread Your Bed: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Problems With Sleep. She lives in Baltimore. Visit her at www.bonniematthewsillustration.com and follow her on Instagram: @bonnie_matthews_illustration.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Parents and Caregivers 
Chapter 1: Are You Saving Junk? 
Chapter 2: What Is OCD? 
Chapter 3: OCD's Favorite Tricks
Chapter 4: Why Do Kids Get OCD? 
Chapter 5: Is the Job Too Big? 
Chapter 6: One More Thing You Need to Know 
Chapter 7: Your First Tool: I Spy 
Chapter 8: Your Second Tool: Talk Back 
Chapter 9: Your Third Tool: Show OCD Who's Boss
Chapter 10: Putting Your Tools to Work 
Chapter 11: OCD Is a Slow Learner 
Chapter 12: Keep Climbing .
Chapter 13: Getting Good at Fighting OCD
Chapter 14: You Can Do It! 

Editorial Reviews

A Gold NAPPA (National Parenting Publications Awards) winner
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Moonbeam Children’s Book Award for Activity Books (Silver)

“This is a great book that will motivate and educate.”—Portland Book Review

"Dr. Huebner tackles OCD in a way that is comprehensive, developmentally appropriate, and fun. This guide is an invaluable tool to demystify OCD and help children heal."—Michelle Saidel, MD, Clinical Instructor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

"My first impression from this book is that a few more simple tools could have helped me nip this disorder in the bud BEFORE I reached adulthood."—The OCD Diaries

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