Crushing Ocd Workbook for Kids - by Natasha Daniels (Paperback)

About the Book

This handy workbook shows kids how to build the skills to crush OCD. From recognising compulsions to using exposure (ERP) to tackle triggers before they kick in, the exercises in this book are built from the author's expertise as a child therapist and OCD specialist to give kids the tools to reduce their symptoms.

Book Synopsis

Show OCD who's boss!

Using the exercises in this book, you'll learn how to spot when OCD is stirring up trouble, and how to stop it in its tracks. All 50 activities are designed by an expert therapist for kids aged 8-12 to help you grow your skills to take down OCD - starting with how to recognize compulsions, and building up to using exposure so you can tackle OCD even when it's sleeping. This book also contains helpful info for parents and carers so they can be effective backup while you're working on your OCD skills.

Each section of this book shows you how to build a different skill, so you can handle whatever OCD throws at you and build up all your muscles to crush OCD!

Review Quotes

A kid's OCD workbook that makes ERP fun! Natasha explains the science behind what's happening to the brain and gives practical step-by-step tools to WIN against OCD. Recommended reading for caregivers as well.--Susan Boaz, President, International OCD Foundation

It was a treat to read this book and, without a doubt, it will be of help to many children struggling with OCD. The exercises in each chapter are very well-thought, engaging, and they really guide kids on how to learn and use skills to tackle pesky obsessions! This is a must-have for all families!!--Patricia E. Zurita Ona, Psy.D., author of The ACT Workbook for Teens with OCD

In her charming, witty, beautifully illustrated and incredibly practical "Crushing OCD Workbook for Kids," experienced clinician Natasha Daniels has distilled powerful evidence-based tools into fun-size nuggets for kids struggling with OCD. This book will empower kids, their parents, and their therapists to learn about and engage in exposure-based practices that will help them kick their OCD to the curb. Make sure you get this book on your bookshelf!--Lisa W. Coyne, PhD, Founder and Director, New England Center for OCD and Anxiety (NECOA); Founder and Senior Clinical Consultant, McLean OCD Institute for Children and Adolescents (OCDI Jr)

A good OCD workbook for kids is best judged by whether it would still be a good workbook for adults and Crushing OCD Workbook for Kids does not disappoint. Daniels skillfully strips away a lot of the unnecessary abstractions that pad adult workbooks and articulates the core concepts to a young audience that just needs the facts. OCD is a thought filtering problem, as she explains, and this filter can be further jammed or effectively unjammed. The book leads with building up an awareness of the reader's strengths and guides them step-by-step through the most effective unjamming tools. Kids who utilize this resource (with or without the guidance of a therapist or parent) will come away inspired to take command of their OCD.--Jon Hershfield, LCMFT, Director of the Center for OCD and Anxiety at Sheppard Pratt and author of When a Family Member Has OCD

Smart, funny, direct, and clear, the best of Natasha Daniels in book form, motivating and empowering children to get on top of even intractable-seeming OCD.--Dawn Huebner, PhD, Outsmarting Worry and Dr. Dawn's Mini Books About Mighty Fears

About the Author

Natasha Daniels (Author)
Natasha Daniels is a Child Therapist, specialising in OCD and anxiety, and has worked with children and teens and their families for over 15 years. She is the author of How to Parent Your Anxious Toddler, The Grief Rock, Social Skills Activities for Kids, It's Brave to Be Kind, and Anxiety Sucks: A Teen Survival Guide. Natasha is based in Arizona, USA.