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Protecting the Gift
by Gavin de Becker
De Becker on keeping children safe: teaching them to trust intuition, evaluating caregivers, the real statistics of danger. Calm and specific.
Read it if…
you want child safety without paranoia.
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Skip it if…
you want general parenting.
Try instead: The Wonder of Boys →
Three things you will actually use
- Teach kids to trust their instincts.
- Screen the adults.
- Worry is not protection.
Do this first
Read the chapter on the test of twelve.
Our verdict
Child safety, clearly.
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