Shows what to do and what not to do to practice fire safety sense

Discusses how to handle fear and presents guidelines for safely dealing with dangerous things, places, and situations.

Safety skills for children outside the home
Warning signs of sexual abuse
How to screen baby-sitters and choose schools
Strategies for keeping teenagers safe from violence
All parents face the same challenges when it comes to their children's safety: whom to trust, whom to distrust, what to believe, what to doubt, what to fear, and what not to fear. In this empowering book, Gavin de Becker, the nation's leading expert on predicting...

The fire alarm blares! Do you know what to do? Fires can be scary, but you can be prepared. The scenarios and safety tips in this book will help you come up with a plan.

If disaster strikes and public services are limited, you want to know that your family will be taken care of. Learn how to inventory and rotate your food supply, pack an evacuation kit, maintain communication with loved ones, and much more. You'll soon gain the ingenuity and resourcefulness to get your family through even the most unfortunate circumstances. With an eye toward self-sufficiency, Kathy Harrison guides you through preparations and contingency...

Explains why it is necessary to be careful around strangers and offers advice on ways to stay safe

"The world is a more dangerous place than it used to be. This book tells you how to get organized for disaster so your family will be as safe as possible. You'll find essential, simple-to-implement information, inspirational stories from people who have experienced disaster firsthand, and everything a busy family needs to know and do to be prepared including forms, checklists, and even shopping lists. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.

"The last ten years have done quantifiable damage to Americans' sense of security, both physical and economic. From the ravages of Hurricane Katrina to the collapse of the housing market, the last decade has been a relentless assault on our sense of invulnerability and insulation from natural and financial disasters. In response to this, hundreds of thousands of ordinary Americans have proudly become "preppers." Preppers are a community and a movement;...

"Discusses rules and techniques for staying safe around strangers"--Provided by publisher