Adults

In the same format of stories illustrating each point, De Becker shows how to protect your children. Some topics covered include

• 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

He believes that many women would rather get into an elevator alone with a scary-looking man than to hurt his feelings by not getting in.

He stresses paying attention to your surroundings. The books is full of interesting stories to illustrate his point.

In it they explain about the three kinds of brain we have: the reptilian brain, the limbic brain, and the neocortex, where we do our rational thinking. They believe that love and relationships with those we love form patterns in our limbic brain that cause us to be who we are.

This explanation explains why rationality is no good at helping someone choose more reasonable partners, and it explains how psychotherapy should work and why it takes so long.

On top of that, this is a delightful book to read.

From the Publisher
A Waist Is A Terrible Thing To Mind is a dramatic illustration of the profound impact of body image on women's lives. A compilation of stories by women of diverse ages and backgrounds, it exposes the devastating consequences of a culture's obsession with unnatural thinness and artificial beauty. This book is a call to action, to mindfulness, and to the conception of a new definition of beauty that is holistic, inclusive, and life-affirming.

She has words of caution and hope for parents.

Weston is a "Dear Abby"-type columnist for Girl's Life and the questions she is answering are real questions from real girls.

This book answers questions for girls, but it also tells parents what kinds of questions their daughters might be having.