Bobby Gilliam, Brave and Strong: A Tool for the Prevention of Childhood Sexual Abuse (Community Version) (Rise and Shine Movement Childhood Sexual Abuse Prevention Series) - Softcover

Ruch, Carolyn Byers

Softcover

ISBN 10: 151882885X ISBN 13: 9781518828850

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

Bobby Gilliam dreams of becoming a pilot and a surfer, but mostly he wants to be a soccer player—just like his dad. After he has a nightmare about an alien who wants to take him away and give him the universe, his father teaches him about a real-life “alien” he may one day face—a person who might show him pornography or ask him to play secret games involving inappropriate touch. Later, someone Bobby trusts tests his ability to keep secrets and begins to show him an inappropriate video. But because of his father’s wise teaching and loving relationship with his son, Bobby knows what to do and who to tell.

Bobby Gilliam, our book for boys and Ana’s Song (also entitled Rise and Shine), our book for girls, will help you build a bridge of communication between yourself and the kids you love and long to protect. Please, read our stories. Begin the conversation. Build the bridge. Break the silence. So your children, like Bobby, the hero in Bobby Gilliam, Brave and Strong, and Ana, the heroine in Ana’s Song, are free to become all they were created to be.

Bobby Gilliam, Brave and Strong and Ana's Song are available in both faith-based and community versions on Amazon.com.

Carolyn gives parents tools to empower their children for one of the most significant conversations we can have with those we seek to protect.

As a counselor it is astonishing to me how frequently my clients were unprepared for the crisis moments of their lives by a parental figure. A book like this will have such widespread impact on the next generation of children. Please make sure your kids are prepared for what is out there.

Dr. Penny Nelson Freeman, LPC

In Bobby Gilliam, Brave and Strong Carolyn Byers Ruch brings together the benefits of positive psychology and a clear strategy to keep kids/adolescents safe. Now there are spiritual, relevant, excellently illustrated, and usable tools from the author for both boys and girls. The centerpiece of this tool is a significant conversation that children may have with their parent or other adult following its reading.

Rev. Dr. Robert J. Moore, M.Div., Psy. D.

About this title

About the Author:

Carolyn's stories have appeared in God Allows U-turns Series, Cup of Comfort Series, MomSense magazine, Guideposts magazine, and other publications. Her mission; however, is protecting children from childhood sexual abuse. When she was four, a hired field-hand attempted to molest her. Miraculously, she got away and told her father. Everything. She has spent the past twelve years championing this issue and has received training certificates from some of the leading organizations dedicated to protecting children. Bobby Gilliam, Brave and Strong is her second sexual abuse prevention book. A national MOPS speaker, mother, and former teacher, her life has been enriched through child advocacy, adoption, and foster care. She and her husband, Ken, call Pennsylvania home.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 151882885X
• ISBN 13: 9781518828850
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 36
• Illustrator: Manges Josh