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Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (and Parents Sane)Gavin De Becker
Rating: 5.0/5 Stars Rank: 3831 But, as Gavin de Becker stresses, such situations, though rare, can occur, so all parents must deal with the facts in order to protect their children properly. De Becker's aim is to create awareness of potential dangers and provide parents with the knowledge necessary for prevention and control. As he emphatically states in Protecting the Gift, much of this knowledge is already hard-wired in the form of intuition: "This natural ability is deep, brilliant, powerful. Nature's greatest accomplishment, the human brain, is stunningly efficient when its host is at risk, but when one's child is at risk, it moves to a whole new level, one we can justifiably call miraculous." The trick, he stresses, is trusting and acting on intuition. In this valuable, even necessary,
book, he shatters many myths about the typical profiles of regular
offenders and the prevalence of such problems as sexual abuse and
kidnapping. He also deconstructs the wisdom of traditional maxims such as
"Never talk to strangers" and "If you are ever lost, go to a policeman."
Without offering a compendium of every conceivable danger, he identifies
warning signals and real risks that are often easy to spot once you know
what to look for. He offers practical advice on recognizing signs of
sexual abuse, choosing a baby sitter or nanny, how to prepare kids for
walking to school alone, and how to teach children about potential risks
without making them afraid to venture out of the house. About the AuthorBestselling author Gavin de Becker is America's leading expert on predicting violent behavior. Advising such clients as the C.I.A. and the United States Supreme Court, this three-time presidential appointee has changed the way the United States government protects its highest officials.He is a senior fellow at UCLA's School of Public Policy and Social Research. EditorialsSample 3 of 13Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (and Parents Sane) Gavin De Becker
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