Safeguards: Shielding our Homes & Equipping our Kids

Having worked for decades with people who have been taken advantage of or abused during childhood, I have often looked for a resource that would be a useful tool in helping protect young people from such harm. Safeguards: Shielding our Homes & Equipping our Kids is such a resource. Part one addresses the need for wisdom, part two explores equipping children with safety skills, and part three addresses equipping teenagers and young adults with safety skills. The book is realistic about the possible harmful situations young people could face and gives practical suggestions to adults about how to equip them to be able to know what to do in those situations. The types of situations covered are thorough and realistic for today’s world. I highly recommend the book.

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