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What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming OCD
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Can kids learn to outsmart OCD? Yes―and this workbook shows them how!
Recipient of the Gold NAPPA Award (National Parenting Publications Awards) and Moonbeam Silver Children’s Book Award for Activity Books
Sometimes the brain gets stuck―repeating thoughts or rituals that feel impossible to stop. For kids with OCD, these patterns can take over daily life. But with the right tools, they can learn to break free and feel in charge again.
What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck is an empowering guide that helps kids understand obsessive-compulsive disorder and discover practical ways to manage it. Through engaging stories, fun activities, and step-by-step strategies, this interactive workbook teaches kids how to challenge OCD’s tricks and build confidence in their ability to cope.
Whether your child struggles with repetitive thoughts, compulsive behaviors, or both, this book offers a clear, compassionate path toward feeling stronger, calmer, and more in control.
Key Features:
- Perfect for kids ages 6–12 who experience obsessive thoughts or compulsive behaviors
- Uses proven cognitive-behavioral techniques to help kids break free from OCD patterns
- Includes hands-on exercises and creative activities to make learning engaging and effective
- Features a supportive introduction for parents and caregivers to guide kids through the process
- Part of the trusted What-to-Do Guides for Kids series―used by parents, educators, and therapists for more than 20 years
- Created by Magination Press, the children’s imprint of the American Psychological Association―leaders in children’s mental health and well-being
- Reading age7 - 11 years, from customers
- Print length96 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade level3 - 5
- Dimensions8.75 x 0.22 x 11.25 inches
- PublisherMagination Press ® ― American Psychological Association
- Publication dateFebruary 15, 2017
- ISBN-101591478057
- ISBN-13978-1591478058
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Includes kid-friendly suggestions and activities, such as:
- Draw 3 things that are in the garbage pail closest to you and add 2 others that you’ve thrown away recently.
- Circle the things in this picture that are worth keeping, and put an X over the things that should be thrown away.
- List a few rituals that you repeat daily.
- Explain how you would “talk back” to a thought that is stuck in your brain.
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| Subtitle | A Kid's Guide to Overcoming OCD | A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Nail Biting and More | A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety | A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Problems with Sleep | A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Negativity | A Kid’s Guide to Accepting Imperfection |
| Short Description | If it's hard for you to feel safe or sure of yourself because certain thoughts have gotten stuck, this book is for you. | If you have a habit that's hard to stop and embarrasses you or gets you in trouble, this book is for you. | If your worries have grown so big that they bother you almost every day, this book is for you. | If you're a kid who is convinced that nothing short of magic will make nighttime easier, this book is for you. | If you're a kid who feels so frustrated by life's tricky spots that it's hard to enjoy the good things, this book is for you. | If you try to be right all the time, or if you worry about being less than the best, this book is for you! |
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Moonbeam Children’s Book Award for Activity Books (Silver)
“This is a great book that will motivate and educate.”—Portland Book Review
"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
"My first impression from this book is that a few more simple tools could have helped me nip this disorder in the bud BEFORE I reached adulthood."—The OCD Diaries
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Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
OCD is a neurobiological problem, and there is nothing you or your child did to cause it. While it appears random and bizarre, it's actually quite common and predictable. OCD is related to certain abnormalities in brain chemistry and function. And although it appears rather tenacious, it is in fact a treatable condition.
Children with OCD benefit most from a type of therapy called cognitive-behavioral therapy. Cognitive-behavioral therapy teaches children new ways to think about and respond to the thoughts and urges that characterize OCD. Children learn, in effect, to retrain their brains to respond more accurately and efficiently - to become unstuck.
Product details
- Publisher : Magination Press ® ― American Psychological Association
- Publication date : February 15, 2017
- Edition : Illustrated
- Language : English
- Print length : 96 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1591478057
- ISBN-13 : 978-1591478058
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Reading age : 7 - 11 years, from customers
- Dimensions : 8.75 x 0.22 x 11.25 inches
- Part of series : What-to-Do Guides for Kids Series
- Grade level : 3 - 5
- Best Sellers Rank: #5,290 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #13 in Children's Books on Disabilities
- #13 in Children's Books on Diseases & Physical Illness
- #38 in Anxiety
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About the authors

Bonnie Matthews has illustrated many children's books. Her whimsical characters have also appeared in more than 100 magazines worldwide, as well as on greeting cards, gift wrap, can labels, and even the cover of the Land's End Kids catalog. She lives in Baltimore.

Dawn Huebner, PhD, is a psychologist, parent coach, and the author of 18 books (and growing) including the bestselling What to Do When You Worry Too Much and Outsmarting Worry.
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 – the What to Do Guides for Kids - teaching complex psychological concepts using metaphors, language, and humor easily understood by children. Her newer books maintain her distinctive voice while adding a layer of detail and sophistication appreciated by older children.
All of Dr. Huebner’s books echo her philosophy - that children can and should be taught to help themselves, and that they are capable of overcoming even stuck-seeming challenges. Dr. Huebner’s books sell briskly around the world, and have been translated into 23 languages. She has been featured on the TODAY Show, CNN, WebMD and many other news and information outlets, and is frequently interviewed by popular parenting magazines. Dr. Huebner’s TEDx talk on Rethinking Anxiety has been viewed over a million times.
Dr. Huebner enjoys hearing from readers. She is always at work on her next book...
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