My Body! What I Say Goes!: Teach children body safety, safe/unsafe touch, private parts, secrets/surprises, consent, respect

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Jay's ongoing passion for the safety and empowerment of children continues today with new manuscripts and free-to-download Body Safety resources always in the wings. The book emphasizes that no one should touch a child’s private parts and that they belong only to them. Through age-appropriate illustrations and engaging text this book, written by the author of ‘No Means No!

Since that time, she has authored and produced numerous award-winning titles for the educational publishing industry. Approximately 20% of girls, and 8% of boys will experience sexual abuse before their 18th birthday (Pereda, et al, 2009).These skills empower children, and go a long way in keeping them safe from abuse – ensuring they grow up as assertive and confident teenagers and adults.

These skills empower children, and go a long way in keeping them safe from abuse - ensuring they grow up as assertive and confident teenagers and adults. Also included in this book are in-depth Discussion Questions to further enhance the learning and to initiate important family conversations around body autonomy. ISBN: 9781925089264 Author: Sanders, Jayneen Publisher: Educate2empower Publishing Publication Date: 1st July 2016 Imprint: Educate2empower Publishing Cover: Paperback Dewey: 362. It’s important to use the correct names for these body parts, even though some people might use funny names. Jay participated in Protective Behaviours professional development and attended numerous conferences on the topic to educate herself in how to keep children safe and provide them with prevention education.I like that the author includes the mouth as a private part, meaning "just for me," so that kids might recognize an abuse before it happens (she doesn't say this outright). The crucial skills taught in this book will help children to protect their bodies from inappropriate touch.

It is a useful book that will help parents to start teaching their child the principles of body safety. I wanted to implement into our reading routine books about personal empowerment and that she is in control of her body and who touches it. This book provides everything a child needs to know to help keep them safe from inappropriate touch.Jay is a mother of three daughters and was a school councillor at her local school for over seven years. It’s crucial for kids to recognize and express their emotions, especially when it comes to feeling safe or unsafe. As he’s young, I reworded parts and used examples but it was really helpful in bringing to light a tricky topic. It also provides clear steps to take if someone does touch their private parts or wants to see them.

This time spent in primary schools both as a teacher and a parent inspired her to ask the question of her community: 'What are we doing in schools to protect our children from sexual interference? I work as a nanny, and so I’ve been starting to lowkey look for resources to share with parents about keeping their children safe and equipping their children with important skills. demonstrates understanding one's body, their personal boundaries, and how important consent is to a child. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. There are a couple of things I would change, like including nipples in the discussion of private parts and using more inclusive language.The story revolves around a character named Stevie, who learns about keeping their body safe and using their voice to speak up. I thought that this book was very accessible and gave some very helpful strategies that are easy to implement.