Up and Down the Worry Hill: A Children's Book About Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Its Treatment [Paperback]

Aureen Pinto Wagner Ph.D (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up

** The only OCD book for children and adolescents that has a companion book for parents**

Up and Down the Worry Hill helps parents and professionals explain Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder to children clearly and simply through the eyes of a child. Children will identify with Casey's initial struggle with OCD, his sense of hope when he learns about treatment, his relief that neither he nor his parents are to blame, and eventually, his victory over OCD.

In the US alone, there are over 1 million children with OCD. The author's unique story and metaphor of the Worry Hill makes OCD and its treatment easy for children to understand. Now is a time for optimism and hope because OCD can be treated successfully. This book, along with its companion guide for parents What to do when your Child has Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Strategies and Solutions brings hope and help to countless children and families who suffer from this baffling illness. The metaphor of the Worry Hill is a common thread that weaves through both books.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

This book contains information on child anxiety, anxiety in children, child OCD, obsessive compulsive in children, OCD in children, anxious children, worried child and anxious child. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Dr. Aureen Pinto Wagner is a Clinical Child Psychologist and Director of The OCD and Anxiety Consultancy in Rochester, NY. She is also the author of the critically acclaimed books What to do when your Child has Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Strategies and Solutions, and Worried No More: Help and Hope for Anxious Children. Dr. Wagner provides training workshops and consultation for clinicians and school personnel in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for OCD and anxiety. She frequently presents seminars and leads discussion groups on anxiety for parents and families, and contributes to radio, television and newspapers as an expert on anxiety-related topics. Dr. Wagner lives in Rochester, NY with her family.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 42 pages
• Publisher: Lighthouse Pr Inc (July 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967734703
• ISBN-13: 978-0967734705
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,107,315 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Welcome Resource for kids with OCD, May 1, 2005

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Linda Wirth (Nashville,TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Up and Down the Worry Hill: A Children's Book About Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Its Treatment (Paperback)

I recommend this book to my child clients who have OCD. It is the compassionate story of a child, Casey, (who is, I think, of ambiguous gender so that either a boy or a girl can identify with him/her). Casey has OCD with a wide variety of rituals. OCD occurs, it explains, "because some of the chemicals in your brain don't work right and your brain gets stuck". The book's title refers to the metaphor of riding a bicycle up a steep hill then getting to coast down to demonstrate the route to recovery from OCD. It encourages seeking professional help to aid the child in designing and using "exercises"(exposure and ritual prevention) to challenge the power of OCD. Children can find inspiration and hope in Casey's story.

32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My 7yr old son is going to be okay and I cried, April 14, 2005

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Annette Iwanski "OCD MOMMY" (Las Vegas Nevada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Up and Down the Worry Hill: A Children's Book about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and its Treatment (Paperback)

Wow, I found this book and brought it home, my son and I sat on the couch together before dinner and read the first 29 pages. When we stopped I told him to do his homework. Part of his homework was just to write a sentence and draw a picture about something he did that day. When he was done he handed it to me and I began to CRY. He had drawn a picture of us reading the book and there were little "word bubbles" above the pictures he drew, one said "up and down the worry hill", the other said "thank you mommy" and the other said "you're welcome"! Then below was an explaination, it said in the cuteset mispelled 7yr olds words, "My mom got me a new book and I like it because it helps my problems with feelings"
OMG!! My baby is so happy he isn't the only one who has this! I and he reccomend this book!!

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must for Any Child with OCD!!, April 20, 2005

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L. Buchanan "Mom & OCD Coach for my son" (Plano, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Up and Down the Worry Hill: A Children's Book about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and its Treatment (Paperback)

This book made my son feel SO much better - immediately after he read it! Knowing he wasn't "crazy" as well as giving clear information on what he could do to control his OCD instead of it controlling him made all the difference in the world! Riding Up and Down the Hill is exactly what we did to help in the exposure therapy and ritual prevention and he was able to "hold on" until we reached the top of the hill and then he was so happy to ride down the other side. In turn, his OCD "shrank". He was so proud of himself and so was I! I also highly recommend the other book Dr. Wagner wrote entitled "What to Do When Your Child Has OCD". It's a must for parents!! Thank you Dr. Wagner!!! You are wonderful and have made such an impact on my son, his OCD and our family!!