Safeguards: Shielding Our Homes and Equipping Our Kids

“I know of no other book that does what this one does. Here is practical help for every parent who is preparing their children to live with discernment in our sadly broken world. But what I love the most about this book is that its practical focus isn’t separated from the beauty and comfort of the gospel of Jesus Christ.”

“Safeguards could not possibly be more practical. Every page is loaded with applied wisdom for keeping children safe. I constantly found myself saying ‘Our family needs to do this!’ Grounded in a call to trust the Lord rather than fear mongering, Safeguards equips both children and parents to discern evil and danger and to prepare wise, protective responses.”

“You don’t need to read the news headlines to know that our world isn’t always a safe place. Our kids may be threatened by their own bad choices or the behavior of others. Regardless of where the threats come from, your family can be better prepared with Julie Lowe’s practical advice.”

“In Julie Lowe’s latest book, readers will once again benefit from her sound biblical theology, counselor’s heart, and years of experience walking alongside parents and children in a broken and unsafe world. This book is not intended to produce fear and anxiety for parents (we have enough of that already), but to provide wise, winsome, and practical guidance to help your child navigate a broken world with the hope of Jesus Christ.”

“Reading this book is like gaining a wise mentor to walk alongside you in your parenting journey. Julie Lowe expertly tackles key challenges parents face and provides scripts, scenarios, principles, and guidelines that are steeped with biblical wisdom. If you are looking to equip your children for the potential dangers and difficulties they may face in life, consider this your handbook.”

“The most common response from parents who read Safeguards will be, ‘Finally! A parenting book that doesn't just discuss discipline strategies.’ Julie provides biblical principles and sample conversations for everything from technology, dating, mental health, abuse prevention, and sleepovers. Get it, read it, and you'll reference it time and again over the years as these topics emerge in your home.”

“Julie does an excellent job of shining a light on the safety issues facing our kids today. Her vision for child safety begins with a Christian worldview, is full of biblical wisdom, and encourages parents to trust God with their kids. This is a great resource for parents seeking to equip their kids to follow Christ in a fallen world.”

“Julie Lowe’s Safeguards is a must-read for parents. Full of practical wisdom and grounded in biblical principles, this book trains parents to identify potential dangers and proactively equip their kids. We expect to return to these principles again and again in our own home. Highly recommend!”

“This is true: When a parenting question comes up that my husband and I are wrestling with, he says, ‘Can you ask Julie?’ As a colleague of Julie's, I do go and ask her! With this book, now all parents have access to Julie—access to her wisdom, her decades of experience, and her deep heart for the well-being of children. Parents, this book will equip you to be both proactive and helpfully responsive to so many of the challenges that arise in parenting. I need this book, and I trust you will find you need it too as you dig in!”

“This is such an important and timely book. Though geared toward parents, this book is important for counselors, pastors, teachers, and youth leaders to read as well. Julie is unafraid to approach topics that many are hesitant to address, such as sexual abuse, pornography, sexting, and mental health, and she does so with a strong Scriptural base. She doesn't merely encourage parental involvement but gives practical steps for involvement without being simplistic or formulaic.”

“Children and teens face many situations where they need discernment to make wise choices and stay safe. Julie Lowe's vast experience shines in Safeguards: Shielding Our Homes and Equipping Our Kids. She provides biblical principles and practical guidelines that help you impart invaluable wisdom to your children. Every parent navigating the challenges of our modern world needs this book!”

“As parents, it’s easy for us to become so familiar with our surroundings that we wind up accepting things simply because they’re there. It’s for that reason that we need to step back, take a deep breath, look long and hard at what’s really happening, and then respond in ways that bring honor and glory to God. In this book, Julie Lowe serves as a kind of Joshua and Caleb as she looks realistically at the challenges facing parents in today’s world, while offering biblically faithful responses designed to advance God’s Kingdom in the lives of our families, children, and teens.”