Safe Kids, Smart Parents: What Parents Need to Know to Keep Their Children Safe. This item is unavailable.Safe Kids, Smart Parents: What Parents Need to Know to Keep Their Children Safe

Leading family psychologist and personal therapist to Jaycee Dugard, Rebecca Bailey tells parents how to keep their children safe in this accessible, must-have guidebook, with a foreword by Terry Probyn, Jaycee's mother.

Whether their children are toddlers or teens, six years old or sixteen, whether they live in a rural town, suburb, or a bustling city, all parents worry about threats—from cyber-bullying to exploitation and abduction. What should they tell their children and when? What practical steps can they take to reduce the risks and keep their kids safe? Dr. Rebecca Bailey, with the assistance of her sister and registered nurse, Elizabeth, gives easily understood, easily followed answers.

Safe Kids, Smart Parents builds on Dr. Bailey’s years of experience as a family psychologist helping real families deal with real situations. From abduction to abuse, Bailey explains how parents can speak to their kids about troubling topics while building their self-esteem and teaching them how to protect themselves. A smart, comprehensive, and easy-to-read resource, Safe Kids, Smart Parents is the most important book a parent can own.

Rebecca Bailey, PhD, is a leading family psychologist and personal therapist. She is a graduate of the Wright Institute, has worked as the director of her local police department’s youth and family services program, and is the founder of the Innovative Transitioning Families program.

Elizabeth Bailey, MSN, RN, CRNP is a nurse practitioner, and a graduate of Hampshire College and Santa Monica College. She worked previously as a associate producer on TV and movies for 20th Century Fox and Disney, but now lives with her family in Los Angeles.

The mother of Jaycee Dugard, Terry Probyn has been in the media speaking about child safety, abduction, and victims’ rights since her daughter’s abduction in 1990. She is the founder of the Just Ask Yourself to Care Foundation (JAYC) to help families afflicted by abduction, and lives with her family in California.