Kids Helping Kids Break the Silence of Sexual Abuse [Hardcover]

Linda Lee Foltz (Author)

Book Description

Every day, millions of American children are in danger of sexual abuse. Author Linda Lee Foltz wrote Kids Helping Kids Break the Silence of Sexual Abuse to help stop the cycle and protect children everywhere. After healing from her own childhood sexual abuse, she wanted to "make a difference" and began volunteering at a child advocacy program. There she met hundreds of kids whose lives, like hers, were forever altered. She soon learned that children are more likely to listen to and learn from each other, which became the basis for her book. In their own words, victimized kids reveal valuable life lessons about living, loving and healing, and how to get safe and stay away from sexual abuse.

Editorial Reviews

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Grade 4 Up-Young people and adults who were victims of sexual abuse as children tell their powerful stories, exposing the manipulation and shame that trapped and silenced them. They detail the personal and emotional effects of their abuse, and relate how they found help and started toward recovery. Some come from intact families; some from the foster-care system. Some were abused by strangers, others by family members. Some are boys, and some are girls. Their stories are presented without salacious detail, but with straightforward honesty. Foltz follows each individual's account with a brief commentary. She points out common elements of abuse and consistently counsels against remaining silent. Children are urged to find a trusted adult who believes them. Cynthia MacGregor's Stranger Danger, Staying Safe by Saying No, and Staying Safe at Home and On-Line (all Rosen, 1999) cover similar ground in a more instructional manner, without the emphasis on first-person narrative that gives Kids Helping Kids its unique edge.
Joyce Adams Burner, Hillcrest Library, Prairie Village, KS
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

"... the book provides a safe place for students to explore the issues and possible ways of resolving them." -- Sarah Applegate, Libn., River Ridge H.S., Lacey, WA, KLIATT, January 2004

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 142 pages
• Publisher: Lighthouse Point Press (March 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0963796682
• ISBN-13: 978-0963796684
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #482,168 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Educational & Inspriational, April 8, 2003

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This review is from: Kids Helping Kids Break the Silence of Sexual Abuse (Paperback)

This book provides extensive practical advice for kids AND adults on how to deal with a very difficult subject. It has tremendous healing power for those who have been vicitimized, but it is an equally powerful tool for learning how to protect kids from this horrible fate in the first place. A must read for anyone with children or anyone who is responsible for children on a regular or even semi-regular basis.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kids Helping Kids Break the Silence of Sexual Abuse, March 27, 2003

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S. L. Brody (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kids Helping Kids Break the Silence of Sexual Abuse (Hardcover)

When I read "Kids," I thought "This book should be read by every parent, every educator and should be a part of every home and public library; it should be in every school and in every recovery or help center." "Kids" is packed with power. The power to help, the power to heal and the power to teach.

This wonderful book serves as a tool to help children who have experienced sexual abuse recover; to feel good about themselves and to teach children that that they are NOT at fault and NOT alone when they have become victimized by sexual abuse. "Kids" may be read by young adults or by children when guided by a parent, a therapist or educator.

"Kids" is also a powerful educational and PREVENTATIVE tool which parents and educators worldwide should use when teaching children about sexual abuse prevention.

Read "Kids" as a recovery tool or as a preventative tool. I know of no other book on sexual abuse that can be utilized in this broad spectrum. Powerful, thought provoking and essential.

Ms. Foltz is sure to reach and help millions of people with her work.

5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative, November 30, 2009

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Arthur S. Moss "grizbear_80" (LaPorte, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kids Helping Kids Break the Silence of Sexual Abuse (Hardcover)

My wife found this to be very well written. It was recommended to her, and she was not disappointed with the knowledge she obtained from it.