Raising Kids Who Can Protect Themselves Book

A dynamic program for

empowering children to

protect themselves

In Raising Kids Who Can Protect Themselves,

Debbie and Mike Gardner share their

decades of self-defense experience to show

parents how to teach their children

courage—the trait needed to make brave,

smart, and safe choices, no matter what their

age, no matter what the situation. Raising

Kids Who Can Protect Themselves helps

families foster courage in their children at

an early age so that it becomes an inherent

trait, rather than a situational need.

The book features:

• Age-appropriate methods to instill

  courage in children without creating fear

• Courage coaching as a way to create

  a "family" defense system

• Lifesaving skills, such as quality eye

  contact, voice control, breathing, control

  of inappropriate crying, development of

  positive self-talk, and space awareness

• Ways to reduce children's vulnerability
• Site-specific survival strategies, from

  parties to the mall to sports practice

Every time I watch the nightly news, I thank God my wife and children have been trained by Debbie and Mike Gardner. Please, please, please read this book as a family. You will learn how to avoid the most dangerous situations and fight your way out of the rest. We live in a very different world today—arm your family with the power of this book.
-Cris Collinsworth, Sports Commentator for Fox/HBO Sports

This book is brave, bold and one of the most important books I've read in a long time. A must for parents everywhere.
-Doug Hall, Author of Jump Start Your Business Brain