Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (and Parents Sane) by Gavin De Becker Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (and Parents Sane)
Book Review: Pathetic just got a new definition
Summary: 1 Stars
I read this book because I thought the subject sounded interesting...How wrong i was....
Gavin De Becker Suceeds not only in feeding the irrational fear and paranoia, he also does this in an extremely superficial manner. This book skould be listed under the "Exploting irrational fear for bucks" section.
It seems like hte author is a skilled writer in the pop-psychology genre.
Book Review: This book is a must read for all parents; especially moms.
Summary: 5 Stars
I really got so much out of this book! It is really easy to read and I can't believe how much I need to teach my kids, and myself! I have always had a fear about guns, and I need to not worry so much about offending someone when "protecting my gifts"; my children. I highly recommend this book and it will be passed around through all your friends and family!Book Review: For parents, educators and anyone concerned with children.
Summary: 5 Stars
Once again, Mr. de Becker has allowed us his wonderful insights and common sense about how we can trust ourselves when we choose to listen. If everyone could read this book and learn to be aware of the natural phenomenon referred to as intuition, we could also set ourselves as an example to our children and start a new generation of safer societies and less stress, tension, hostility that is based on unwarranted fears and the sadness too often born in hindsight of those missed or ignored intuitions. Please read this book and take every suggestion to heart. I would encourage everyone to also read his earlier book The Gift of Fear for the same reasons applied to your own protection and safety. If you are unaware of how to truly protect yourself, you cannot be aware enough to protect your children. Sincerely, Barbara Reynolds, M.S., CCC-A Clinical AudiologistBook Review: If you have children, this is a MUST read. VERY INFORMATIVE
Summary: 5 Stars
I thought I had a pretty good idea on how to raise my children in regards to protection and safety. But after reading this book, I realized some of "my ideas" needed updating and even changed (Do talk to strangers). I can't tell you how much I appreciate this book. If you are a parent, this is an absolute must read. It will scare you to see how much you did NOT know, after you read this book! I DEEPLY appreciate this book.Book Review: If you care about kids, you should read this book!
Summary: 5 Stars
Gavin De Becker's new book is a valuable and important extension of his excellent "The Gift of Fear." I teach high school psychology and had my classes read TGOF, which proved to be an eye-opening, empowering tool for teenagers. "Protecting the Gift" expands on these ideas by specifically focusing on child and teenager safety. While I agree with some minor criticisms that the new book repeats some older material, the repeated material is worth hearing again, and the new book provides the most thoughtful and specific advice I have heard on how to talk to children about self-protection. As I new parent, I am grateful for De Becker's instructions. My own parents are wonderful, but as I suspect is true of the vast majority of families, they never talked to me as a child about how to recognize, prevent, and report sexual abuse--or how to trust my intuition and say no to adults in any number of questionable circumstances. By teaching us how to engage in this dialogue, De Becker is doing the public a great service!