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

223 Pages·2006·0.75 MB·English

by  John S Dacey

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The Safe
Child
Handbook
How to Protect Your Family
and Cope with Anxiety in a
Threat-Filled World
John S. Dacey, Ph.D.
Lisa B. Fiore, Ph.D.
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More Praise for The Safe Child Handbook
“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 inde-
pendence?”
—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 chil-
dren 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 anxi-
ety 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 Handbookoffers 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 con-
trol. 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
School District; art educator, Torrance Unified School District
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The Safe
Child
Handbook
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The Safe
Child
Handbook
How to Protect Your Family
and Cope with Anxiety in a
Threat-Filled World
John S. Dacey, Ph.D.
Lisa B. Fiore, Ph.D.
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Copyright © 2006 by John S. Dacey and Lisa B. Fiore. All rights reserved.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Dacey, John S.
The safe child handbook : how to protect your family and cope with anxiety in a threat-filled
world / John S. Dacey, and Lisa B. Fiore.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-7879-8688-9 (pbk.)
ISBN-10: 0-7879-8688-7 (pbk.)
1. Safety education—United States. 2. Child rearing—United States. 3. Children’s
accidents—United States—Prevention. 4. Children—United States—Conduct of life.
I. Fiore, Lisa B., date- II. Title.
HQ770.7.D33 2006
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649.10289—dc22 2006014174
Printed in the United States of America
FIRSTEDITION
PB Printing 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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This book is lovingly dedicated to:
My nine grandchildren—Brianna, Liam, Madelyn, Nicholas,
Benjamin, Téa, James, Quinn, and Lucas—whose safety and
serenity mean the world to me.—J.S.D.
Matthew, the “can-do kid,” and Tinker-Talia, who inspire me
every day with their wisdom, humor, and innocence.—L.B.F.
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