Gavin de Becker’s Best Advice for a Lost Child Last week an eight-year old boy was murdered in Brooklyn when he was allowed to walk home for the first time alone. Notable author Gavin de Becker explains there is no magic age that children are ready to walk home alone, but rather they should take […]
Have You Told Children Not to Talk to Strangers? Why You Must Change That!
July 18, 2011 2 Comments
When a Child is Lost They Must Find One of the Millions of Strangers That Will Help Them For every stranger who would harm a child, there are millions who will not. After years of telling children not to talk to strangers, Gavin de Becker recommends teaching children how to find a safe stranger for help. The goal is […]
Why Parents, Nannies, and Au Pairs Should Read Books by Gavin de Becker
July 16, 2011 4 Comments
Weekly Trip to the Library for Nannies and Au Pairs In response to the horrific killing of an eight-year old boy in Brooklyn we posted the Test of Twelve by Gavin de Becker to help determine if a child is ready to walk home alone, I first remember seeing Gavin de Backer on the Oprah […]
How Old Should a Child be Before He is Allowed to Walk Home Alone?
July 14, 2011 16 Comments
Take the Test of Twelve to Help Determine if a Child is Ready to be Alone in Public Yesterday Levi Aaron was arrested in the kidnapping and murder of 8 year-old Leiby Kletzky. The boy was kidnapped in his Brooklyn, NY neighborhood after losing his way on his seven block walk home. His parents say […]
Casey Anthony, Morality, and the Nanny: Where Was Casey Anthony’s Moral Compass?
July 7, 2011 17 Comments
Do you teach morals differently to boys than girls? The Casey Anthony trial (and surprising verdict) prompted me to reflect on the way nannies influence the morals of their charges. It brought up other thoughts too. For example, when I heard that Casey never reported her daughter missing, (but it was her mother who reported her missing […]
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