Drawing on the advice of real families who have dealt with abuse, the handbook describes legal and social system processes for child abuse cases, helping parents understand "what happens now".
Stressing the importance of prevention, this book offers guidance for everyday life decisions, such as, how to choose a daycare or babysitter, how to keep discipline from becoming physically or emotionally abusive and how to deal with abusive ex-spouses or relatives. A chapter on the Internet familiarizes parents with cyberspace and how molesters use chat rooms and web sites to contact children. Parents can use the included safety guidelines to create a "computer use policy" for their children.
Abuse scars a child for life. The stakes are great, and we believe this volume to be the best resource – authored by acknowledged experts in the field; containing ample tables, illustrations, and case histories; available at a reasonable price. Invest in its knowledge and help protect our children.
