If you have a child with OCD, or know someone who does, I really recommend this book: http://www.dawnhuebnerphd.com/OvercomingOCD.aspx http://www.dawnhuebnerphd

If you have a child with OCD, or know someone who does, I really recommend this book: http://www.dawnhuebnerphd.com/OvercomingOCD.aspx http://www.dawnhuebnerphd.com/OvercomingOCD.aspx (No affiliation with author!) It takes a cognitive behavioural psychology approach, and is written in quite a child friendly way which works pretty well to defuse a lot of stuff that can get wrapped up with OCD. For example, OCD is very much about fear and fear about the fact that you are basically going insane can compound the whole thing, so just talking about and understanding what is going on can help a lot. (For a child with OCD, it's actually helpful to have a book which is a bit 'childish', i.e. targetted at a younger age group.) Also, it's a good thing to be aware of as a parent, and to watch out for if your child is taking a long time to get to bed, or whatever. If you have a child with OCD it's really good to catch this and do something to help them with it, if possible, before puberty, when a bunch of other stuff can basically bundle on top..