Gavin De Becker - Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (And Parents Sane)

Pros: ideas on how to listen to intuition to keep you and your loved ones safe

Cons: some stories and ideas are repeated from The Gift of Fear, not necessarily a "con"

The Bottom Line: a definite "must read" for all parents and caregivers; the best gift you can give someone you care about

Review: I wish I had heard of this author a long time ago. His books have empowered me beyond my wildest imagination. As a teenager, I had to park my car at the curb of our middle-class neighborhood street and walk to the front door of our house. I usually ...

Pros: Valuable safety advice

Cons: None

Review: This book is a real eye opener for all parents. Gavin de Becker is one of Oprah's "tell it like it is" guests and I'm thankful for his skill. I first recall seeing de Becker on Oprah a few years ago after he wrote his first book, "The...

Pros: great information in easy to read format with interesting vignettes

Cons: follow-up to recent school shooting would be helpful

The Bottom Line: Although I borrowed this from the library, I plan on buying my own copy.

Review: I read Gavin de Becker's previous book, The Gift of Fear, and loved it. So I was excited when I stumbled across this book at the library. I have two children, one boy and one girl, so this book was very interesting to me.

The book begins...

Pros: Lots of good advice to education your child

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: Highly Recommended. Great Advice for all parents!

Review: My sister got this book for me along with The Gift of Fear by the same author. She saw it on Oprah. She also has a daycare and actually gives this book to all her parents. I have a 6 year old and am always worried what harm could happen to him. This ...

Pros: Fantastic read, won't take long at all!

Cons: Truth can be scary, don't let that turn you off

Review: This is an absolute must read for all parents! You will probably not find another parenting book quite like this. Gavin DeBecker puts parenting at a completely different slant in this informative book. His writing style is very down to earth and...

Pros: Great information, fairly easy read

Cons: Must be able to concentrate on what the author is saying. Not a book to skim.

Review: My mother in law got me this book as a gift for Christmas and I can't stress enough how important I feel this book is to mothers. In this book, Gavin De Becker had me rethink everything I thought about the safety of my child. For example "Don't...

Pros: Just the facts and lots of help

Cons: none

Review: This is a great book for all parents. Gavin De Becker tells the parent the way it is. No over the top scare tactics. This is a book full of statistics and full of good advice on how to keep your children safe.
As I read this book I was marking pages...

Pros: Educate moms to protect their children

Cons: Scary & Sad facts to make you cry, but we need to know the facts of our society

Review: The author, Gavin De Becker, did a terrific job with that book! I can imagine how hard work he collected all the facts and information.

Before I purchased this book. I used to worry so much about admit my daughter to the school or hire a...

Pros: It awakens you to danger signals you never recognized

Cons: none

Review: As a Grandfather, I wish I had the information in this book when my children were at home. I listened to the audiotape read by the author and was amazed at some of the incidents described by De Becker. He outlines several events that were similar to...

Pros: Valuable resource list as well as his straightforwardness with the facts and solutions.

Cons: None from my standpoint. But it will make you think....! :o)

Review: This book is packed full of information for parents or anyone that deals with children. The first chapter will have you hooked. The writing style is easy to follow and the real life facts are a valuable resource for so called "overprotective"...