Safe Kids, Smart Parents - What Parents Need to Know to Keep Their Children Safe

Zusatztext "Family psychologist Bailey affirms that the ultimate goal of abduction and exploitation awareness is not to induce paranoia! but to make children feel loved! and for parents to trust that their kids are making safe choices... Bailey's communication strategy suggests a proactive approach and will help parents build the kind of trust that will encourage kids to speak up." Informationen zum Autor Rebecca Bailey, PhD, is a leading family psychologist and personal therapist. She is a graduate of the Wright Institute, has worked as the director of her local police department's youth and family services program, and is the founder of the Innovative Transitioning Families program. Klappentext The acclaimed family psychologist Dr. Rebecca Bailey tells parents how to keep their kids, toddlers to teens, safe. ""Safe Kids, Smart Parents" is an excellent resource and important book for parents of all children. Written by a psychologist who has helped families and children heal after abductions, child abuse, and other traumas, "Safe Kids, Smart Parents" helps parents understand the truth about child abductions, the importance of communication and knowledge, and explores ways to empower children to keep them safe. She provides excellent examples of actual risks of harm and how parents and their children can work together to reduce those risks."--Dr. Philip Stahl, Ph.D., author of "Parenting After Divorce" Safe Kids, Smart Parents one what’s this all about? Knowledge Communication Love When your children were very little did you ever take them to the beach or to a pool? Remember what it was like the first time? Most likely you set them down equipped in life preservers or Floaties and stayed right next to them as they stuck a toe in the water. Or maybe your kids are little right now and you are just getting ready to introduce them to a wading pool, buying them that preserver along with sunscreen. The next time you return to the pool they might be a year older and a year wiser, perhaps you will stand back a bit more, maybe even have a casual conversation with the person standing next to you. As the years go on and you visit the beach or pool, most children will increase their competency and confidence near and in the water. Many will have been taught to swim. They will have been reminded repeatedly not to swim right after eating, not to swim out too far, not to run alongside the pool’s edge. They’ve learned lessons, mastered skills. Before you know it you will pick up a magazine and finish a whole article as your child plays in the water. It’s not that you don’t care or worry about your child, it’s just that you have begun the process of letting them grow up. They have shown you that they have the skills to handle a situation they really couldn’t handle before. At some point you can even sit down and read a whole chapter undisturbed. The progression happens steadily and slowly. why read this book? You already know that you are a good parent. You already know your kids well. But there are some tough subjects facing kids and families these days: abduction, exploitation, abuse, social media, bullying, and survival, among others. These subjects can be hard to talk about and you may want a little help. Sometimes parents and caregivers think this “tough stuff” is too scary to talk about. But what are the facts? How do the experts tackle these subjects? In this book, we will give you the knowledge and tools to understand and talk to your kids and your family about safety; abduction, exploitation, social media, marketing, and other complex subjects facing kids today. By addressing these big subjects with your kids, you will provide them with an opportunity. This can be an opportunity for your children to learn...

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Bailey, Rebecca Bailey, Rebecca/ Bailey Bailey, RebeccaBailey Bailey
• Assisted by: Terry Probyn (Introduction)
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.07.2013
• EAN: 9781476700441
• ISBN: 978-1-4767-0044-1
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 212 mm x 14 mm
• Subject: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family