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What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming OCD (What-to-Do Guides for Kids) [Paperback]

Dawn Huebner , Bonnie Matthews
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (68 customer reviews)

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April 15, 2007 8 and up What-to-Do Guides for Kids
What To Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck guides children and their parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques used to treat Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Revealing OCD in a whole new light, this interactive self-help book turns kids into super-sleuths who can recognize OCD's tricks. Engaging examples, activities, and step-by-step instructions help children master the skills needed to break free from the sticky thoughts and urges of OCD, and live happier lives. This is the complete resource foreducating, motivating, and empowering children to work toward change.

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Editorial Reviews

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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

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National Parenting Publications Gold Award Winner!

Product Details

  • Age Range: 8 and up
  • Paperback: 96 pages
  • Publisher: Magination Pr; 1 edition (April 15, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1591478057
  • ISBN-13: 978-1591478058
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.3 x 11 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (68 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,703 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dawn Huebner, PhD, wrote most of her first book (What to Do When You Worry Too Much) on walks to and from her office in downtown Exeter, NH. The rest of her series was similarly conceived, although she eventually set up a computer (and designated a writing day) in a spare room at home.

A clinical psychologist in private practice, Dr. Huebner recognized the need for lively, easy-to-read take-home materials to help children practice the strategies they were learning in her office. She created a format effective for 6-12 year olds, teaching sophisticated concepts using metaphors, language, and humor easily understood by kids.

The What to Do Guides for Kids series echoes Dr. Huebner's philosophy - that children can and should be taught to help themselves overcome challenges. Engaging, interactive, and clinically accurate, Dr. Huebner's books do just that - empowering children to help themselves. Her books sell briskly around the world, having been translated into 12 languages (with more in the works). Dr. Huebner has been featured on the TODAY Show, and is frequently interviewed for articles in popular parenting magazines.

Dr. Huebner maintains a file of requests for future topics she has received from readers, along with stories of lives transformed. She is always at work on her next book...

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars
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96 of 96 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth the price! November 29, 2007
By Sheila
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This has been a great book for my 13 year old son, who has OCD, along with autism. There is a very helpful analogy comparing dealing with obsessive thoughts with entering a movie theater--just like sometimes at first the theater's air conditioning is too cold or the sound is too loud, after a while, we get used to it. In the same way, if the child waits out the anxious thought, it too will go away, as he "gets used to it". I don't often write reviews, but this book was so helpful that I wanted to make sure I recommended it to those who have children struggling with OCD.
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77 of 78 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Book That Changed Our Lives! July 21, 2007
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My Son is 7 years old and was diagnosed with OCD at 4. We have been waiting until he was old enough to explain OCD - recently we started telling him about "Stuck Thoughts" but he wasn't getting it. I then found "What to do when your Brain gets stuck" & our lives have changed dramatically overnight.
Our son loves this book, and he now knows he has OCD. Because of Dr. Huebner's book our son thinks of OCD as an adventure that he gets to be involved in (the book is an child participation as well as reading)and we are seeing huge progress. I recommend this book - our lives have changed completely and as a mother I can't thank Dr. Huebner enough.
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49 of 50 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Empowering June 11, 2007
By Lenny M
Format:Paperback
I have a son who has been struggling with OCD symptoms for years. Previous meds and therapy helped a little. Reading this book, in conjunction with reviewing it with his qualified therapist, has made a monumental difference. For the first time, he feels empowered enough to control symptoms that previously controlled him. I highly recommend this book to all parents, as well as therapists, who are trying to help children tormented by OCD symptoms.
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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource to help children/early teens December 27, 2007
By Angela
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My daughter has Tourette's, which has both an OCD component and an anxiety/worry component to the disorder (as well as other aspects). We first purchased from this author the book on Worry and used it during her sessions aloud with her psychologist. It was WONDERFUL and really helped her UNDERSTAND the worry bully, which is so important once kids reach an age of concrete understanding. But when we saw that the same author had written a book on OCD, we were VERY excited to take it to our daughters sessions and begin work right away! The wording in the book is absolutely perfect for the older child and preteen age group in a way that I've not seen written before. There are many resources for parents, and several resources for very young (5 year old) kids, and many resources for older teens. But this was an age group that didn't have many resources to begin their own self-understanding of what was going on with their own thoughts and bodies in relationship to OCD and then what to do about it. This book taught ME so much about this also!!! And also how to word it and THEN HELP my daughter. The psychologist had not received information flyers about these books and so she is now recommending this author's books to other families in her practice. I highly recommend this book for any parent and child with Tourettes with and OCD component or OCD alone. Please let me know what you think also! Angie E.
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Strongly Recommend this Book for your OCD child December 25, 2008
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I bought this and two other books in the series for my 13yo daughter who has Aspergers and OCD... and diabetes... and Celiac Disease. Because of her various issues, my daughter has developed a fear of germs and gluten. It is extreme. (The reality is that gluten can only harm her if she puts it in her mouth or inhales it, like if she were around poofing floor.) For example, envelopes have gluten, therefore she is afraid of envelopes. Our outside doorknob may have gluten on it (from when we enter the house, before we all wash our hands), so you should see the contortions when she walks out the front door, trying to stay as far away from the doorknob as possible.

We started reading this book. Then all three of the books disappeared from the living room. My daughter liked these books so much that she actually read and reread them on her own in her room! We are still methodically going through them together, but that she enjoys additionally reading them on her own says something about their child-friendly content. The pages are very interactive, with a good deal of writing and drawing to be done.

Anyway, when we were about halfway through the book, my daughter announced that she was going to stand around holding the doorknob. And she wanted to tackle mail! I discussed going outside, on her own, to go and get the mail. The next day she did it!! This was an enormous achievement for her. You understand, she had to touch the doorknob to open the door, go to the mailbox, touch and hold all the mail/envelopes, and then face down the doorknob again. She told OCD off and did it with no problems whatsoever. Then she went and washed her hands.

I know it's just a first step, but it's a giant leap for her. From now on, she'll be checking the mail every day.
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars What to do when your brain gets stuck November 1, 2007
Format:Paperback
My daughter is 7 and was diagnosed with OCD in Aug. This book is fantastic!!! It is full of great tools to fight OCD. The book is interactive and kid friendly. The concepts are easy for kids to understand. This book is great for parents who need something that can help free their children from OCD. We did the work book together, a little at a time,and we also got help from a therapist. The therapist mainly supported what we did in the work book, and helped reinforce the techniques and information we learned. My daughter is free from OCD thanks to this book, and a great and caring therapist. This book is a must for any parent, and child facing OCD. Forget all the other books and order this one.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars very detailed
I found this book to be very detailed and well written. It gives very good basic tips of how to overcome ocd. Read more
Published 1 day ago by ilovemylife
4.0 out of 5 stars good for kids
very easy read with difficult information. Huebner explains the information easily read by kids and adults that clarify the issues.
Published 1 month ago by Christian Wurst III
5.0 out of 5 stars mom of 10 yr old d.
really really helpful, my 10yr old d. is loving it and really getting it too. i would highly recommend this book to read with yr child who has ocd like symptoms
Published 1 month ago by D. Bakken
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for helping kids.
Easy to understand examples and coping skills. Step by step process. Worksheets built into each chapter. Nice color picture illustrations.
Published 1 month ago by Joanna O'Neill
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT BOOK!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS FOR YOUR CHILD WITH OCD!!
We bought this book for our daughter, who has been suffering with OCD for years. It is hard to find a book that is specifically written for a child/tween, that gives you good... Read more
Published 1 month ago by m.james
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved the book
Thank dr huebner. This book did wonders for my 13 year old. He felt amazing after we read it. The tools were practical and easy to follow.
Keep on helping kids :)
Published 1 month ago by Miriam Schiff
5.0 out of 5 stars My son was HOOKED!
I bought this for my son who is Asperger's with serious OCD tendencies. Besides Legos, action figures or superheroes I haven't seen him this consumed with a topic, let alone a... Read more
Published 2 months ago by KUAngie
4.0 out of 5 stars wish it were more about pure "O"
My son suffers from intrusive thoughts. I have not yet taken him to any mental health professional but I believe it to be OCD. Read more
Published 3 months ago by an opinionated consumer
5.0 out of 5 stars This book is awesome!
Review by my 8-year old daughter: This is the best book ever! This book helped me to not do things that I wanted to stop doing. Read more
Published 3 months ago by T. Doyle
5.0 out of 5 stars Very powerful
Practical, easy to use, good tools for children... and adults ! It'll help parents, children, everybody, to better understand OCD, and help the ones affected by OCD to master the... Read more
Published 3 months ago by FILLIOZAT
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