Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Powerful, Practical Program for Parents of Children and Adolescents
“Anyone in need of profoundly useful information and expert practical advice on how to help a child afflicted with obsessive-compulsive behaviors would be wise to delve deeply in the pages of this book. Dr. Chansky has accomplished a tour de force, which is certain to offer much-needed assistance both to children with OCD-related problems and to their families.” — Jeffrey M. Schwartz, M.D., Author of Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior and A Return of Innocence
“A comprehensive resource no parent of a child with OCD should be without. Dr. Chansky’s experience as founder and director of the Children’s Center for OCD and Anxiety shines through every page.”–Bruce M. Hyman, Ph.D., and Cherry Pedrick, R.N. Authors of The OCD Workbook
“Dr. Chansky vividly describes this puzzling and mysterious illness, which can devastate children and entire families. After reading this book, parents of a child with OCD will be armed with the information they need to get their child well as soon as possible.”– Michael A. Jenike, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and Chairman, OC Foundation Scientific Advisory Board
“It should be a law that whenever a therapist diagnoses a child with OCD, he or she has to give the parents a copy of Chansky’s Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.”– Patricia Perkins-Doyle, President, Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation
“If you have a child with OCD, or are in any way interested in how to help a person handle this beguiling condition, then Tamar Chansky’s book is a must. You will find on these pages the rare combination of hard-earned knowledge, gracefully presented… all interested in how to practically apply what we have learned lately about the mind and the brain will love what they find in this wonderfully rich yet concise exposition.”– Edward Hallowell, M.D., author of Connect, Worry, and Driven to Distraction
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars The BEST book on OCD ever!
I have never written a book review before, but I HAD to write one on this one. I read A LOT-this is the BEST book on overcoming OCD there is. My son was diagnosed in 7th grade-he had the worst of the worst, textbook, what you see on the talkshows OCD. I thought I’d lost my son! With the help of medication SSRIs and “Cognative Behavioral Therapy-specifically ERT” (va tech child study center thank you!) I got my son back–it took a year but he became symptom free. then a couple of years later it was back with a vengence for no reason. A counsellor recommended this book and I was able to become his “CBT” cheerleader, therapist whatever u want ot call it. He went from the worst of the worst again to symptom free again-this time in a couple of weeks! If you are a parent, spouse, or person with OCD, get this book-read it with a highlighter in hand, don’t give up-get help, pray A LOT! IT WILL GET BETTER!
5 Stars Help for OCD
As a parent I am completely lost fighting my son’s disorder….none of it makes any sense. This book not only talks about tools to help but even gives you examples of dialogue. On top of that, it has validated all of my feelings as a Mom and I know I’m not alone. It is still hard to understand but I’m learning through this book. Great resource for parents. (the 1st 3 chapters are a bit hard to swallow but it’s all worse case scenerio - just giving you more knowledge about the disorder b/c knowledge is power)….as a parent, don’t get discouraged or overwhelmed….keep reading
5 Stars Excellent
Excellent book for parents of a child (no matter the age) who is struggling with OCD. Gives good insight and tips for helping your child along the path to wellness.
5 Stars YOU HAVE TO KEEP READING AND DO IT FOR THE CHILD
I bought 3 OCD books from Amazon and so happy with all three of them. They are books that you have to keep going back to make sure you understand and doing what it tells you to do for the sake of your child.
OCD is not fun for children with it and they need our help to get them out of it if all possible.
Shop Amazon they have more good reading on the subject.
5 Stars Highly Recommended
This book is outstanding. I found my 12 year old son crying in his room because he knew that something was happening to him that he didn’t understand. Soon, thereafter, he wouldn’t go outside at night, he was afraid to go to school, the checking rituals were exhausting him, the popups (explained in the book) were frightening to him……all of this developed shortly after he turned 12 years old. Once it began, it felt like each day, something new and confusing was happening to him. Because I have some understanding of OCD, I was able to recognize the symptoms, but I did not know how to specifically help him. He started seeing a counselor, we had other support, I tried to educate myself, using all available avenues, to try to help my son, and our doctor was involved, as well. Although our doctors and counselors are wonderful, ultimately, I spend the most time with my son, and I knew that I would be doing the “work” with my son to help him deal with OCD. This book taught me how to communicate this issue to my son and it worked WONDERS. Within about four months, my son had control over these issues. It did take several months of hard work, but I saw progress with each week It’s been 18 months and he has no symptoms. He’s functioning absolutely fine in our family and in the community (school, sports, etc.) I’ve read several books on this subject and this book is what ‘turned the key’ for us. I read it and then he and I have read sections of it together that pertained to him. He was relieved to know that he is not the only person that deals with this issue, that what he was going through actually had a name, and as soon as we were able to identify it, he and I were able to begin to talk about how to help him. This is an amazing book and I am so thankful to the other reviewers that recommended this book. Until you actually go through something like this with your child, you can not understand how exhausting OCD can be for the child and how helpless you can feel as a parent. This book explains what OCD is and how to clearly help your child with their specific symptoms.
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