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Keeping Kids Safe
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Book
Description
Today's children are surrounded by risks and dangers virtually unheard
of a generation ago. In turn, parents are faced with fears about their
children's safety that can leave many feeling utterly helpless. Keeping
Kids Safe provides parents with crucial information that will alert them
to the possible risks that face their children and show them what they
can do take to avoid those risks. Keeping Kids Safe provides essential
guidance on what parents can do to protect their children and
empower their children to protect themselves.
Organized in a list format, each chapter begins with facts about the
safety issue, and then moves on to provide lists of causes, deterrent
strategies, prevention techniques, and warning signs that parents
should look for when dealing with each topic. Chapters conclude with a
section featuring additional references, organizations and online
resources, as well as a recommended reading list. This is a handy
reference that parents can turn to again and again for advice on safety
risks that may arise at various stages of a child's development. Topics
include:
- Choosing child care
- After school safety
- Kids and gangs
- School violence
- Gun violence
- Depression and teen suicide
- Preventing sexual abuse
- Coping with peer pressure
- Drinking and driving
- Substance abuse
- Media violence
- Safety on the Internet
Keeping Kids Safe is the "you-can-never-be-too-safe" guide that no
parent should be without.
Reviews
"In Keeping Kids Safe Kenneth Shore provides an encyclopedia of facts and
tips addressing every parenting nightmare from finding high-quality child
care, to safety on the Internet, to substance abuse, to gun and school
violence. The empowering message is that parents not only can make a
difference in their own children's lives but can be a force for change in the
broader social environment. This treasure-trove of resources and practical
advice deserves a place on every family's reference shelf."
— Barbara Alexander Pan, Ph.D., Harvard School of Education
"Dr. Shore's book is 'Dr. Spock' updated to deal with today's society. What a
great resource guide! Parents and teachers should keep this book by their
bedside table. The section on school violence provides answers for tragedies
that happen way too often in America. The whole book gives great insight
into understanding your child's feelings. Gun violence and many other
problems today's families face come uninvited into your home. This book is
a must-read for any parent who thinks twice when they kiss their child
goodbye in the morning."
— Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy
"Keeping Kids Safe is one of the best books for parents on this topic that I've
seen. Dr. Shore writes with clarity and authority about very important issues
affecting our kids, and he simply makes a lot of sense. He's chosen
interesting topics; sets the stage for the discussion very well by laying out a
scenario; and then walks you through the issue clearly with solid, practical
advice. Dr. Shore gives you helpful background information when
appropriate, and makes suggestions for what you can do for your community
as well as for your child in confronting important issues facing our families
today. As a social worker I think that, while the book is intended for parents,
it's overflowing with very useful information for professionals working with
parents and kids."
— Reviewer on Amazon.com
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