What to Do When Bad Habits Take Hold: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Nail Biting and More

Dawn Huebner, Bonnie Matthews

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Book cover for What to Do When Bad Habits Take Hold: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Nail Biting and More

What to Do When Bad Habits Take Hold: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Nail Biting and More

What to Do When Bad Habits Take Hold: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Nail Biting and More

Dawn Huebner, Bonnie Matthews

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Description

Honors NAPPA (National Parenting Publications Awards) Winner
iParenting Media Award Winner

What to Do When Bad Habits Take Hold provides the keys to escape from a variety of pesky habits.

Engaging examples, lively illustrations, and step-by-step instructions teach essential habit-busting strategies, targeting everything from nail biting and thumb sucking to shirt chewing, hair twirling, and more. This interactive self-help book is the complete resource for educating, motivating, and empowering children to set themselves free.

This book is part of the Magination Press What-to-Do Guides for Kids series and includes an "Introduction to Parents and Caregivers." What-to-Do Guides for Kids are interactive self-help books designed to guide 6-12 year olds and their parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques most often used in the treatment of various psychological concerns. Engaging, encouraging, and easy to follow, these books educate, motivate, and empower children to work towards change.

About the Author

Dawn Huebner, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in Exeter, New Hampshire, specializing in the treatment of children and their parents. She is the author of several books for children, including What to Do When Bad Habits Take Hold: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Nail Biting and More and What to Do When Your Temper Flares: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Problems With Anger. Visit her at www.dawnhuebnerphd.com and follow her on Facebook: @DawnHuebnerPhDSelf-HelpforParentsandKids.

Bonnie Matthews is the illustrator numerous books for children, including What to Do When Bad Habits Take Hold: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Nail Biting and More and What to Do When You Dread Your Bed: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Problems With Sleep. She lives in Baltimore. Visit her at www.bonniematthewsillustration.com and follow her on Instagram: @bonnie_matthews_illustration.

Critical Reviews

Honors NAPPA (National Parenting Publications Awards) Winner

iParenting Media Award Winner

"It offers a set of keys to children to free themselves from harmful habits and what I especially love about it - is that it can be read aloud to your child and its advice can be followed interactively."--Read Aloud Dad

Publishing Information

Publisher: Magination Press
Pub date: 2008-09-15
Length: 72 pages

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