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Keeping Kids Safe

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Chapter 1-The ABCs of Finding Safe and Secure Child Care
Chapter 2-Lessons in Precenting Violence in School
Chapter 3-Keeping Your Child Safe After School
Chapter 4-Helping Your Child Handle Bullies and Peer Pressure
Chapter 5-Protecting Your Child From the Lure of Gangs
Chapter 6-Keeping Your Child Safe From Gun Violence
Chapter 7-Helping Your Child Say "No" to Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco
Chapter 8-Protecting Your Child from Sexual Predators
Chapter9-Understanding and Preventing Teen Suicide
Chapter 10-Promoting Healthy Media Habits
Chapter 11- Safe Internet Surfing

Why I liked this book: It listed recommended books to read, organizations and websites relating to the chapter. For each topic in the book, it gave interesting facts and listed specific stratgies in a bullet style format you can use to keep your children safe. It also gives advice on how to protect your children without scaring him/her or worrying him/her.

I thought "Keeping Kids Safe" was terrific. It was thoughtful, practical, helpful, interesting, and was written clearly for a me (and, I'd guess, most readers). While it seems to be very complete and well-researched, it's not speaking just to academics and other so-called "experts," but to people who need the information and can make best use of it. Really well presented and extremely helpful. I'm going to make sure I spread news of this "find" around.

"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.

A friend gave me a copy of this book. My kids are in their teens, and I thought I'd read everything I needed to to be well-informed about the risks that lurk in a kid's (and teen's) world. I was surprised to find lots of new insights and helpful hints, along with many good resources for informtion on specific topics. I read the all the sections about teen issues, and picked up a few ideas in the earlier sections that I'll pass on to my sister-in-law (the mother of two preschoolers). But I won't be passing on the book. I plan to keep it handy on my own book case.