The Safe Child Handbook: How to Protect Your Family and Cope with Anxiety in a Threat-Filled World [Paperback]

John S. Dacey (Author), Lisa B Fiore (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2006

The Safe Child Handbook is a practical guide for protecting your family in a way that reduces the stress that can so often sabotage such well-intentioned efforts. Step-by-step, the book shows how to prepare and protect your family from realistic threats and, at the same time, alleviate fearfulness and anxiety in you and your children.  The Safe Child Handbook outlines the top eight threats to children and parents—weather emergencies, kidnapping, terrorism, inappropriate media influence, drug and alcohol abuse, child abuse, school violence, and home safety—and shows how to be ready to face the most drastic situations with confidence. The Safe Child Handbook is filled with practical advice, activities for children, and techniques that will empower your whole family.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The National Partnership for Women and Families is committed to promoting an environment that is safe for our constituents, both physically and psychologically. This book has the same two goals, and I believe the authors have succeeded admirably, providing mothers with an array of extremely valuable techniques, stories, checklists, and advice."
—Debra L. Ness, president, National Partnership for Women and Families

"This book does a fine job of explaining the crucial role of parents in keeping children safe in these challenging times, including how to work with local law enforcement agencies."
—Kathleen O’Toole, commissioner, Boston Police Department

"This handbook has wonderfully addressed the question, How can parents acknowledge real contemporary fears and help assure their children’s safety, and at the same time promote their children’s independence?"
—Timothy F. Dugan, M.D., senior consultant in education, Cambridge Hospital, Division of Child and Adult Psychiatry

"This guide offers many useful ideas about keeping children safe, but its chief contributions are the two chapters on how you and your children can cope with fear most effectively. The activities described there will prove invaluable in maintaining your family's mental health in these troubling times. These are helpful methods for reducing anxiety in parents and children."
—Gordon L. Ulrey, Ph.D., associate clinical professor of psychology, School of Medicine, University of California at Davis

"As a pediatrician, I have dealt with the fears and phobias of children. When these are compounded by parental anxieties, the challenges of addressing the problems are magnified. The world is full of potential dangers, many of which are captured by the media who bring distant problems into our homes. The Safe Child Handbook offers a practical and insightful approach and is a valuable guide to both parents and professionals."
—Carol Berkowitz, M.D., executive vice chair and professor, Department of Pediatrics, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

"As a parent, teacher, and community activist, I am acutely aware of the dangers that are both unavoidable and, at times, out of our control. This book provides accurate information and simple strategies to encourage people to be proactive, and promotes communication between those who care for children and the children who put their trust in us."
—Joan Davidson, M.A., past president, Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified Schol District; art educator, Torrance Unified School District

From the Back Cover

A Sensible Guide for Protecting Your Children in an Uncertain World

The Safe Child Handbook is a practical guide for protecting your family in a way that reduces the stress that can so often sabotage such well-intentioned efforts. Step-by-step, the book shows how to prepare and protect?your family from realistic threats and, at the same time, alleviate fearfulness and anxiety in you and your children.

The Safe Child Handbook outlines the top eight threats to children and parents—weather emergencies, kidnapping, terrorism, inappropriate media influence, drug and alcohol abuse, child abuse, school violence, and home safety—and shows how to be ready to face the most drastic situations with confidence. The Safe Child Handbook is filled with practical advice, activities for children, and techniques that will empower your whole family.

"The National Partnership for Women and Families is committed to promoting an environment that is safe for our constituents, both physically and psychologically. This book has the same two goals, and I believe the authors have succeeded admirably, providing mothers with an array of extremely valuable techniques, stories, checklists, and advice."
—Debra L. Ness, president, National Partnership for Women and Families

"This book does a fine job of explaining the crucial role of parents in keeping children safe in these challenging times, including how to work with local law enforcement agencies."
—Kathleen O'Toole, commissioner, Boston Police Department

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (September 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787986887
• ISBN-13: 978-0787986889
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.6 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #720,982 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)