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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Dec 13, 2005
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"
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 1, 2008
Pros: Lots of good advice to education your child
Cons: None
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 9, 2002
Pros: great information in easy to read format with interesting vignettes
Cons: follow-up to recent school shooting would be helpful
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 25, 2001
Pros: Excellent book for any parent.
Cons: Frightening.
Summary: This is an excellent self-help and parenting book for any parent at any level. It provides valuable information to help you in protecting your child(ren). De Becker reminds us to listen to and follow our primitive instincts to provide the ultimate ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 6, 2000
Pros: Valuable safety advice
Cons: None
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 25, 2000
Pros: It awakens you to danger signals you never recognized
Cons: none
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 31, 2000
Pros: Easy to read, doesn't just lecture
Cons: Many frightening stories
Summary: This book is absolutely excellent. It is full of ideas for protecting our children in all kinds of situations. It doesn't just lecture, it gives examples, statistics, and answers.It suggests how and when to talk to your children about different dangers ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 28, 2000
Pros: Straight forward, easy to read text. Blunt, but valuable information
Cons: none
Summary: This is a hard book to read because you don't ever want to imagine that your child would have to face a physically or emotionally dangerous situation. But, that is the first thing the author makes you do: Admit to yourself that it CAN happen. This was ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 23, 2000
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)
Summary: 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" ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 20, 2000
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
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 19, 2000
Pros: Stuffed with info, easy to read
Cons: repeated parts from previous book.
Summary: This book gave me nightmares! It's not really meant to, Gavin de Becker's motive is really to open the eyes of parents and to ease their worries. The concept behind the book is two fold:
1) Worrying can actually endanger you or your child ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 14, 2000
Pros: Great information, fairly easy read
Cons: Must be able to concentrate on what the author is saying. Not a book to skim.
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 11, 2000
Pros: Just the facts and lots of help
Cons: none
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 10, 2000
Pros: Fantastic read, won't take long at all!
Cons: Truth can be scary, don't let that turn you off
Summary: 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 ... read more
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