Book Recommendations
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OCD
Books for Parents
Understanding OCD: A Guide for Parents and Professionals - Adam B. Lewin, Ph.D., ABPP, & Eric Storch, Ph.D.
Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Powerful, Practical Program for Parents of Children and Adolescents - Tamar Chansky, Ph.D.
The Family Guide to Getting Over OCD: Reclaim Your Life and Help Your Loved One - Jonathan S. Abramowitz, Ph.D.
Workbooks for Children/Teens
The OCD Workbook for Kids - Anthony Puliafico, Ph.D. & Joanna Robin, Ph.D.
What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck - Dawn Huebner, Ph.D.
Free from OCD: A Workbook for Teens with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Timothy A. Sisemore Ph.D.
Anxiety
Books for Parents
Treating Childhood and Adolescent Anxiety: A Guide for Caregivers - Eli R. Lebowitz, Ph.D., & Haim Omer, Ph.D.
Freeing Your Child from Anxiety, Revised and Updated Edition: Practical Strategies to Overcome Fears, Worries, and Phobias and Be Prepared for Life--from Toddlers to Teens - Tamar Chansky, Ph.D.
The Resilience Recipe: A Parent’s Guide to Raising Fearless Kids in the Age of Anxiety - Muniya Khanna, Ph.D. & Philip C. Kendall, Ph.D., ABPP
The Highly Sensitive Child: Helping Our Children Thrive When the World Overwhelms Them - Elaine N. Aron, Ph.D.
Workbooks for Children/Teens
What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Anxiety - Dawn Huebner, Ph.D.