Parenting OCD: Down to Earth Advice From One Parent to Another
Claire Sanders
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Description for Parenting OCD: Down to Earth Advice From One Parent to Another
Paperback. A must-read for any parent or carer of an OCD child, Sanders talks with honesty and humour about her son's illness, providing practical advice and insight. She covers everything from getting a diagnosis and what to expect in therapy, to how to cope with panic attacks, how it might affect the rest of your family and how you might feel as a parent. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JNSL; MMJ; VFJP; VFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 217 x 10. Weight in Grams: 266.
When your child has OCD your world can turn upside down and inside out. Claire Sanders has been managing her son's severe OCD for more than 8 years and, although there are no quick fixes, she has learnt a few tips along the way. These cover what is involved in getting a diagnosis, what to expect in therapy, how to cope with panic attacks, how it might affect the rest of your family and how you might feel as a parent. She talks with honesty and humour about these and many other aspects of her son's illness providing practical advice ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849054782
SKU
V9781849054782
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Claire Sanders
Claire Sanders is the mother of a teenage son who has had severe OCD since the age of 6. She had no previous interest in medicine or mental health and worked as an advertising and website copywriter until everything changed and she involuntarily became an expert in dealing with an OCD child. Claire now provides 24 hour care to her ... Read more
Reviews for Parenting OCD: Down to Earth Advice From One Parent to Another
OCD not only affects the person with the condition, but also the people who are emotionally close to the sufferer. In this book, Claire Sanders provides an excellent overview of the nature and treatments for OCD, before focusing on OCD's interpersonal impact and what parents can do to help their families survive. If you have a child with OCD, this ... Read more