National Security Mom Book Review and Something For the Kids!

Thanks to MomSelect, I was given an opportunity to review National Security Mom by Gina M. Bennett. Gina M. Bennett worked for 20 years in the US Intelligence Community. And as a Senior Counterterrorism Analyst, she authored some of the earliest warnings of Osama Bin Laden and the extremists he represented.

One of the reasons I was eager for a chance to review this book is that when it comes to national security, I am not very informed.  When people debate issues of national security I usually don't participate but just say that I hope that those in charge are informed enough to do what need to be done to protect us.

I had definitely never thought of national security being compared to raising kids.  What a concept!!!  And it does make sense.  In Part One - Redefining National Security: A Parent's Perspective, there are chapter such as "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure", "Time-outs do not solve everything" and "Life is not a fairy tale", among others, and they really make sense.

Why wouldn't National Security start at home with the way we are raising the children that in the future will be in charge of National Security? Chapters in Part Two reinforces this with chapters such as "Tell the truth", "Don't give in to a bully", "Choose your friends wisely", and others with similar things that you want to instill in your child.

One of the things that I took from the book that I continue to think about is how we as parents need to be participants in what is going on with our government.  We need to use our voices.  We need to be informed.  These people work for us!

I highly recommend this book.  Even if you don't agree with everything that Bennett has to say it is definitely a book that will give you something to think about.  I must also add that as someone who find it very difficult to read anything non-fiction, I found it extremely easy to read. 

Now, something for the kids.  Go to the Kid Center and you can get downloadable children's pages, links to online activities, a printable poster, Contests, and a chance to be in future books!