"Protecting the Gift"
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Anonymous
| Every parent and nanny should be reading this book, if you haven't already done so. It's a VERY important book about child safety. It teaches you a lot about learning to trust your gut. |
Anonymous
| It taught me nothing, but I grew up with street smarts. |
Anonymous
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If you have to read a book that tells you how to trust your gut are you trusting your gut or just what the book says is your gut?
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Anonymous
| I thought it was awful. |
Anonymous
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I read the book, but didn't find it useful. I already knew most of that stuff, but not everyone is as street smart.
There was an incident once when someone was approaching my charge when he thought I wasn't looking. When I turned to look at him, his body language told me something was off. I turned my body towards the guy and gave him a "one more step and I'll kill you" look and he slowly backed away. That was one of my scariest moments as a nanny. Something about his response to my attention made the hair on the back of my neck stand up and my "mama bear" instincts kicked in. |
Anonymous
| 12:27 is right. The best nannies really are the substitute "mama bears". MBs who don't have nanny issues, understand that, and appreciate it. They want that level of care. |
Anonymous
What specifically didn't you like? I remember the author on Oprah, and all the major talk shows. Everyone wanted to hear him. |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
His first book was called The Gift of Fear and I felt like this was essentially a rehashing of that. Specifically what don't I like? IT IS TRYING TO MAKE YOU AFRAID. It is selling you something by scaring you, and by convincing you that you need to buy this book in order to listen to your gut or trust your instincts because he has something to say about that YOU NEED TO KNOW OR YOU MIGHT BE DOING IT WRONG. And it's sooooo important to do it correctly because OMG THERE IS VIOLENCE SOMETIMES (but actually much less than there used to be, so much less that we actually, technically, factually, live in the safest times in the entire history of humanity) and you or someone you love might die. From violence. But read this book and you'll be safer. Just me, personally, I've had enough of the fear-mongering we see on TV and from politicians and in our public discourse. Let's start talking about the good work people are doing and shift our whole perspective, make real progress in this world. Enough of this madness. |
Anonymous
| Well, I guess it is just madness, until something bad happens to your children. What may be common sense vigilence to you and me, isn't to everyone. How do you think they might be helped? |
Anonymous
By public outreach, PSAs, and community education. |
Anonymous
Also, do you honestly think there is value in telling people "there are things to worry about out there, so protect yourselves and your loved ones using your best judgment"? EVERYONE ALREADY DOES THAT. Charging people to hear it isn't going to improve their judgment skills or skills as a parent/caregiver. ftlog. |
Anonymous
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Everyone doesn't always do that.
That's the point of the book! |