Take Control of OCD

By Bonnie Zucker,

Book cover of Take Control of OCD: A Kid's Guide to Conquering Anxiety and Managing OCD

Book description

Take Control of OCD: A Kid's Guide to Conquering Anxiety and Managing OCD is a must-have guide for kids and teens ages 10-16 with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder to help them take control and use their strengths to find success in school and in life. This fully updated second edition:

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1 author picked Take Control of OCD as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

While specific to OCD (versus anxiety more broadly), this is a gem of a book that needed to be included in a best-of listing. Like a really good CBT therapy session, the book walks tween and teen readers through the specifics of OCD including what it is, why it happens, and what to do about it. Exposure and Response Prevention (ER/P), the gold standard in the treatment of OCD, is given ample space here, with clear examples to help readers (with the support of an adult) figure out how to chip away at OCD. Plenty of therapists use this book…

From Dawn's list on for older kids who worry too much.

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