Child Lures: What Every Parent and Child Should Know About Preventing Sexual Abuse and Abduction

Several years back, I had the unpleasant experience of learning (as an adult) that someone close to me was a pedophile. I went to the police about it and stopped living with him even though this left me homeless for a couple of years. This book, which has sections for both adults and kids, is the only one I have seen which has a description of a kind of pedophile and his "lure" that describes very closely that man. The author (who is now deceased) definitely knew his stuff. I strongly recommend this book.

This is a great book to share with your child. I bought it after the sensei at my son's Aikido dojo recommended it. He is going over all the lures with the kids in class. He teaches them how to stay safe and to get away from an attacker. Great book!

This book is written so that parents and their children can interact while reading it. There are portions directed at children and portions directed to adults, with "tips" for each. By breaking the lures into categories it's easier for children to recognize them if they ever encounter one. And the "what would you do if..." scenarios are a good way for kids to discriminate between safe situations and those that might be harmful. Adults will,sadly, recognize some of the real-life predators mentioned throughout the book as they are matched with the type of lure they commonly used. One of the best books I've seen on this topic!

I have been in the helping professions for over thirty-five years, most of which has been in Child Protection and Family Advocacy. Kenneth Wooden's book, Child Lures, was a Godsend in protecting not only children, but adults. The hour or more that it takes for you to study it, could very easily save your life, or the lives of your children. It works, I have seen it first hand. Parents love it, abusers and abductors hate it.

The author does an excellent job in presenting the information needed to protect our children. We are presenting a child safety fair, and this book will be used as a door prize to those attending. Some of the information is frightening, to think that such monsters can exist in our society is unsettling. (Read the section concerning pedophile groups, you will understand!) It's time to make a stand against those that would corrupt our kids. This is a great place to start learning how. Read it & live it! Your kids just might be at stake! Thank you.

I am sorry that I am not using this space to review this book. I have read it and would recommend it to any parent with children. I would also tell anyone who has the opportunity to see Kenneth Wooden speak take the time and go. He is wonderful to listen to and has a lot of valuable information.I am writting because I have a close friend who has two children that have been abused by their father. She can't find any reading material on this topic. If anyone knows of a good book please let me know so I can pass the information on to her.Thank-you very [email protected]