Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder : A Powerful, Practical Program for Parents of Children and Adolescents

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Summary: Great parent guide for dealing with OCD
Review: Tamar Chansky has her hand on the pulse of the OCD child and can appreciate the family life of living with OCD. This book gives a thorough backround to this disease and very practical guidekines for parents on how to handle the child who suffers. The situations in the book allow the reader to feel along with the child and parent , the moments when OCD take over and , reasoning becomes worthless. Dr. Chansky has broken new ground by providing this book.. for so many it has been long overdue.

Rating:
Summary: Great parent guide for dealing with OCD
Review: Tamar Chansky has her hand on the pulse of the OCD child and can appreciate the family life of living with OCD. This book gives a thorough backround to this disease and very practical guidekines for parents on how to handle the child who suffers. The situations in the book allow the reader to feel along with the child and parent , the moments when OCD take over and , reasoning becomes worthless. Dr. Chansky has broken new ground by providing this book.. for so many it has been long overdue.

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Summary: Freeing Your Child From Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Pow
Review: Tamar Chansky really captures the essence of OCD from the patient's point of view. I have lived with OCD since my early teens and have read every book I can find on the subject. I have to say that no other author has so accurately captured the suffering, control, oppressive guilt and desire to break free that the OCD sufferer feels every day. My child has also shown signs of the disorder and fortunately I was able to get her treatment as OCD first reared it's ugly head due to my own experience with the disorder. Dr. Chansky's book is right on. Her recommendations and techniques provide an effective blueprint for parents to follow in saving their children from this insidious robber of normalcy and in helping the family survive the upheaval that accompanies OCD.

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Summary: Freeing Your Child from Obsessive=Compulsive Disorder
Review: When I first realized that my daughter had OCD, I felt as though I had died, or more accurately, she had, and a terrifying stranger had taken my daughter's place. Years later, though I have come to understand this stranger, this enemy who periodically resurfaces and attempts to swallow up her life, and ultimately, our entire family's, I still shudder at its return. This time; however, I was armed! Reading Dr. Tamar E. Chansky's book, Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, a clearly written and straightforward guide, felt as though I had my own therapist, supporting me step-by-step, reminding me that I can really help my daughter "take charge" of her own life again, by being her most supportive coach. Using crystal clear language, Dr. Chansky defines OCD and walks parents through the process necessary to free their child from its grip. Dr. Chansky manages to address questions and concerns that parents might have without making us feel to blame and helps us to see this disease for what it is -- a biochemical disorder of the brain that can be stopped in its tracks, or at the very least, controlled. I know... Night after night, as I sat at my daughter's bedside, watching her slip back into OCD's hold, I mustered the strength to use Dr. Chansky's recommendations, to remember her advise, and to hold on for dear life to her supportive encouragement. Slowly, I watched my daughter become herself again! Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is invaluable for any parent beginning to suspect that their child might suffer from the disorder or if, like me, they have been tangling with it for many years. It also provides its readers with information about what to look for when searching for professional help, addresses the issue of medication, and provides a useful guide to related books, videos, and organizations. In other words, Dr. Chansky helps parents of children with OCD become educated partners in their recovery. I cannot thank her enough.

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Summary: Practical help for the parents of a child with OCD
Review: Wow! Finally the book that gives validity to the disruption that OCD causes in the family .. But better yet, a practical approach for parents .. what to say to stop the cyclic thought process ..Tamar Chansky truly has her hand on the pulse of OCD .You can feel her empathy for the parents as well as the child who suffers from the disease OCD... I highly recommend this book to parents who live their days with concerns about how their child will handle the next moment. Thank You Dr. Chansky