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    Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (and Parents Sane)
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    Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (and Parents Sane)

    Published by Penguin Random House Audio

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    About this audiobook

    Safety skills for children outside the home
    Warning signs of sexual abuse
    How to screen baby-sitters and choose schools
    Strategies for keeping teenagers safe from violence

    All parents face the same challenges when it comes to their children's safety: whom to trust, whom to distrust, what to believe, what to doubt, what to fear, and what not to fear. In this empowering book, Gavin de Becker, the nation's leading expert on predicting violent behavior and author of the monumental bestseller The Gift of Fear, offers practical new steps to enhance children's safety at every age level, giving you the tools you need to allow your kids freedom without losing sleep yourself. With daring and compassion, he shatters the widely held myths about danger and safety and helps parents find some certainty about life's highest-stakes questions:

    How can I know a baby-sitter won't turn out to be someone who harms my child? (see page 103)
    What should I ask child-care professionals when I interview them? (see page 137)
    What's the best way to prepare my child for walking to school alone? (see page 91)
    How can my child be safer at school? (see page 175)
    How can I spot sexual predators? (see page 148)
    What should I do if my child is lost in public? (see page 86)
    How can I teach my child about risk without causing too much fear? (see page 98)
    What must my teenage daughter know in order to be safe? (see page 191)
    What must my teenage son know in order to be safe? (see page 218)
    And finally, in the face of all these questions, how can I reduce the worrying? (see page 56)
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateJul 5, 2000
    ISBN9780553750683
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    • 5/5
      As with everything that is shared with us concerning this author, "It's no small matter" that this book should be used as a guide to keeping our children of all ages safe.

      The Gift Of Fear, is another must read also. It is a gift and strong boon of character in which we can all draw from this author, in any walk of life.
      Insight that we should find empowering for those who hold back when not wanting to possibly "offend" a Predator of any form.

      Mother of four daughter's and two granddaughters in the greater Salt Lake City. Utah area.
    • 5/5
      You cannot protect your children from the unknown. You can only keep them safe if you are aware of what could potentially harm them. This book caused me to face my fears and discover ways to guard against them. I think all parents should read this honest and realistic, yet comforting, book.
    • 5/5
      A fantastic book. I've purchased four so far for various relatives. de Becker's book: The Gift of Fear, is equally great and focuses on safety for adults, especially women.
    • 5/5
      It has been a long time since I read The Gift of Fear but this book seems as good or better - surely a classic in the field. Engaging to listen to and to-the-point.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Great book to keep safety in perspective, and how to watch for sings that trigger the intuition to keep your kids safe.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Required reading for anyone who is a parent or otherwise involved with kids. Read it!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Great idea from this book: What should your child do if lost? Many people say "Find a police officer". How can a preschooler tell the difference between a police officer and a security guard, or even know where to find one? De Becker recommends "Find a mommy". Children know what a mommy looks like, and most women with children will go out of their way to make sure that a lost child is kept safe.Every parent worries "How do I protect my children from bad guys?" This book helps us focus on the actual likely dangers (such as abuse by a known trusted adult) and how to put unlikely dangers into perspective (more children have heart attacks each year than are abducted by a stranger.) De Becker teaches us not to deny that people want to hurt children, but to learn to trust our instincts when fear is warranted, and to make our decisions carefully so we do not have to live in fear most of the time.This book can be painful to read. De Becker is willing to talk about some of the terrible things that can and do happen to children in his attempts to protect more children from those outcomes. If you think it will be too much for you see if you can get your spouse or a good friend to summarize some of the strategies for you, or skip to the "choosing a babysitter" section to find specific questions he recommends you ask when you're choosing a caregiver.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This is a book which I am not only going to buy for myself, I'm going to buy copies to give away to my friends who are parents. It's an excellent, necessary book about using our instincts (and teaching our children to use theirs) to keep our children safe, with a lot of very useful information about what tactics to watch out for in people who would abuse our children, or ourselves. It was written by an expert on violent behavior, who advises the Supreme Court and the White House about security issues. The guy draws some evolutionary parallels that seem a bit dicey, but I can't argue with his main points, and I have already begun applying his advice to my life and my parenting.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      This book gives very practical advice on keeping children (and adults) safe, but it is not alarmist. It does not aim to "freak out" parents, rather it just makes you aware of some dangers, and lets you know what you can do to stay safe. In this regard it is actually empowering, which takes away a lot of fear.