The crucial skills taught in this book will help children to protect their bodies from inappropriate touch. Children will be empowered to say in a strong and clear voice, This is my body! What I say goes! Through age-appropriate illustrations and engaging text this book, written by the author of 'No Means No!' and 'Some Secrets Should Never Be Kept', will teach children the following crucial and empowering skills in personal body safety: - identifying safe and unsafe feelings - recognizing early warning signs - developing a safety network - using the correct names for private parts - understanding the difference safe and unsafe touch - understanding the difference between secrets and surprises - respecting body boundaries. Approximately 20% of girls, and 8% of boys will experience sexual abuse before their 18th birthday (Pereda, et al, 2009). Parents, caregivers, and educators have a duty of care to protect children by teaching them Body Safety skills. 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.
ONLY FOR ME is the international bestselling picture book, which very gently teaches young children about body safety and consent.
The combination of clever rhyme and delightful illustrations, instantly engages little ones, aged 3 to 8 years of age, whilst gently introducing all the critical information they need to know to be able to identify, communicate and respond to unsafe touch and inappropriate behaviour.
With over 75,000 copies now in print, ONLY FOR ME has consistently been the #1 'go to' resource for parents, educators, counsellors, schools and child protection organisations, wanting to empower and protect young children. Due to its outstanding success, ONLY FOR ME has been translated into Spanish and German, with more translations planned for the future.
ONLY FOR ME comprehensively covers all the key body safety messages and can be previewed in its entirety at www.onlyforme.com.au/preview.
Here are just a few recent testimonials:
THIS!Former CPS Social WorkerOnly For Me needs to be in EVERY home and school!Tessa (Mum & Police Officer)Darby will take children, and the adults who care for them, through the subtle 'red flags' that may indicate a child and their family are being groomed. Although a 'tricky' topic, being able to identify grooming red flags is crucial for children and adults to stop abuse before it starts. This book is age-appropriate and empowering, and not only covers grooming red flags, both online and offline, but also Early Warning Signs, body boundaries, consent, a Safety Network, private parts, secrets and surprises, and private and public spaces. Discussion Questions for parents, caregivers, and educators are also included.
This Activity Book reinforces the crucial Body Safety skills taught in the SECOND EDITION of the children's picture book 'My Body! What I Say Goes!'
The crucial skills taught the SECOND EDITION of this best selling title will help children to protect their bodies from inappropriate touch. Children will be empowered to say in a strong and clear voice, This is my body! What I say goes! Through age-appropriate illustrations and engaging text this book, written by the author of 'Let's Talk About Body Boundaries, Consent & Respect', 'No Means No!' and 'Some Secrets Should Never Be Kept', will teach children the following crucial and empowering skills in personal body safety: - identifying safe and unsafe feelings - recognizing early warning signs - developing a safety network - using the correct names for private parts - understanding the difference safe and unsafe touch - understanding the difference between secrets and surprises - respecting body boundaries. Approximately 20% of girls, and 8% of boys will experience sexual abuse before their 18th birthday (Pereda, et al, 2009). Parents, caregivers, and educators have a duty of care to protect children by teaching them Body Safety skills. 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.
Talking to children about body safety, boundaries, safe and unsafe touch can be tedious and uncomfortable. If you are looking for a book to start the conversation about inappropriate touches and the prevention of child sexual abuse, then this is the book for you! My Body Belongs To Me gets the conversation going in an engaging, rhythmic, and entertaining way. By the end of the book, children will have a better understanding of their rights, their bodies, their private areas, and the importance of telling a trusted adult if someone makes them uncomfortable. Start the conversation, keep our children safe, join in the fight of combating child sexual abuse and sexual violence in their homes and communities.
Without being taught about body boundaries, a child may be too young to understand when abuse is happening--or that it's wrong. This straightforward, gentle book offers a tool parents, teachers, and counselors can use to help children feel, be, and stay safe. The rhyming story and simple, friendly illustrations provide a way to sensitively share and discuss the topic, guiding young children to understand that their private parts belong to them alone. The overriding message of My Body Belongs to Me is that if someone touches your private parts, tell your mom, your dad, your teacher, or another safe adult.
The crucial skills taught the SECOND EDITION of this best selling title will help children to protect their bodies from inappropriate touch. Children will be empowered to say in a strong and clear voice, This is my body! What I say goes! Through age-appropriate illustrations and engaging text this book, written by the author of 'Let's Talk About Body Boundaries, Consent & Respect', 'No Means No!' and 'Some Secrets Should Never Be Kept', will teach children the following crucial and empowering skills in personal body safety: - identifying safe and unsafe feelings - recognizing early warning signs - developing a safety network - using the correct names for private parts - understanding the difference safe and unsafe touch - understanding the difference between secrets and surprises - respecting body boundaries. Approximately 20% of girls, and 8% of boys will experience sexual abuse before their 18th birthday (Pereda, et al, 2009). Parents, caregivers, and educators have a duty of care to protect children by teaching them Body Safety skills. 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.
Darby will take children, and the adults who care for them, through the subtle 'red flags' that may indicate a child and their family are being groomed. Although a 'tricky' topic, being able to identify grooming red flags is crucial for children and adults to stop abuse before it starts. This book is age-appropriate and empowering, and not only covers grooming red flags, both online and offline, but also Early Warning Signs, body boundaries, consent, a Safety Network, private parts, secrets and surprises, and private and public spaces. Discussion Questions for parents, caregivers, and educators are also included.
This book aims to teach children with disability about body safety and consent and provide them with essential skills to recognize unsafe situations. Using age-appropriate language and illustrations, this book addresses the needs and challenges often faced by children with disability, helping them to understand their rights in regard to their body and personal space. This book serves two purposes. The first is to educate your child in body safety and consent and what they can expect from the people who interact with them;
and secondly to educate family, caregivers, teachers and healthcare professionals in the concepts of body safety and the language of consent, and how they need to respect your child's rights especially in regard to their body. This book may be read over a number of sittings, depending on your child's needs. Please take the time to discuss each rule, the illustrations and engage your child in the questions provided. These important conversations are ongoing and should continue in daily interactions with your child and your child's caregivers. There are in-depth Discussion Questions on pages 36-38 to further draw out the learning. Each child's disability is unique. Please adapt the text to the needs and abilities of your child; for example, children who are non-verbal will need to show other ways such as using body language or communication devices to indicate their needs.
Written specifically for children with disability; they will learn 7 key Body Safety Rules. Topics covered include:
I wrote this book after hearing children recount child abuse stories that happened to them when they were young. I was a middle school counselor for years my students were 11-14 years old. The abuse they were recounting happened usually from 2-8 years old. I wrote Some Parts are NOT for Sharing on the level of an infant to an 8-year-old. This book will frighten no one. People write awful reviews and say, This book does not say anything This is the point; this book is the tip of the iceberg it is not the entire iceberg. If it were it would not be for small children. The point of this book is to educate your children about child abuse before some other loving family member does. Most children are not harmed by strangers. In all of my years of counseling not one child reported that they were harmed by a stranger. Mom's boyfriend was the biggest perpetrator followed closely by stepfather. Knowledge is power please, please, protect your children. To read the book before you buy it visit juliefederico.com
Your body is a no trespassing zone. Your body is sacred, your body is your own. Many parts of our bodies we share with others. It feels good to share these parts of our bodies. Hugs are wonderful, holding hands can make your day more special. We share all of the parts of our bodies except the private areas. The private areas are any area a swimsuit covers. This book will teach you what to do if some touches you in the no trespassing zone or the private areas. (page break)
Some adults, teenagers, and children do not use good judgement and unfortunately touch other children in these places. They may continue to touch you in the no trespassing zone even after you have told them to stop. It does not feel right when someone touches you in these areas. Trust this feeling, it is not right. It is not okay. It is not your fault that they are deciding to use bad judgement. It is not your fault that they are deciding to use bad judgement.
The person touching you may make you feel like it is your fault and they will definitely tell you, Not to tell anyone, this is our secret. This is a lie, this is a huge lie. No trespassing zone touching should always be reported. If you do not report it, it will not stop. Reporting is not calling the local news. Reporting it is telling a trusted adult. A trusted adult can be; a parent, grandparent, neighbor, teacher, school bus driver, doctor, friend, step-sister or anyone that you trust. The most important thing to remember when telling the story is to repeat the story to someone else if the person you tell does not get help. If they get help they will be calling law enforcement or human services.
This book is also available in Spanish.
Julie Federico
Children's Services Author
www.juliefederico.com
This Activity Book is designed to be used with 'My Body! What I Say Goes! KIAH'S EDITION' children's book.
This Indigenous version will help children to protect their bodies from inappropriate touch. Illustrated by awarding-winning Indigenous artist Jasmine Seymour, children will be empowered to say in a strong and clear voice, This is my body! What I say goes! Through culturally-appropriate illustrations and engaging text, this book (written by the author of 'Let's Talk About Body Boundaries, Consent & Respect', 'No Means No!' and 'Some Secrets Should Never Be Kept') will teach children the following crucial and empowering skills in personal body safety: - identifying safe and unsafe feelings - recognizing early warning signs - developing a safety network - using the correct names for private parts - understanding the difference safe and unsafe touch - understanding the difference between secrets and surprises - respecting body boundaries. Approximately 20% of girls, and 8% of boys will experience sexual abuse before their 18th birthday (Pereda, et al, 2009). Parents, caregivers, and educators have a duty of care to protect children by teaching them body safety skills. 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.
The #MeToo movement has changed the way many people view the world, but how well do tweens understand it? Middle-grade readers are ready to learn about consent, harassment, and abuse, as well as healthy boundaries in all their relationships.
#MeToo and You includes essential terminology, from consent to assault, from just plain yes to just plain no. Author Halley Bondy explores the nuances of emotions, comfort, and discomfort in sexually charged and emotionally abusive situations. Detailed scenarios, both real and hypothetical, provide valuable examples of what's acceptable and what is not, along with tools to help everyone treat others appropriately and to stand up for themselves and their peers.
This book aims to teach children with disability about body safety and consent and provide them with essential skills to recognize unsafe situations. Using age-appropriate language and illustrations, this book addresses the needs and challenges often faced by children with disability, helping them to understand their rights in regard to their body and personal space. This book serves two purposes. The first is to educate your child in body safety and consent and what they can expect from the people who interact with them;
and secondly to educate family, caregivers, teachers and healthcare professionals in the concepts of body safety and the language of consent, and how they need to respect your child's rights especially in regard to their body. This book may be read over a number of sittings, depending on your child's needs. Please take the time to discuss each rule, the illustrations and engage your child in the questions provided. These important conversations are ongoing and should continue in daily interactions with your child and your child's caregivers. There are in-depth Discussion Questions on pages 36-38 to further draw out the learning. Each child's disability is unique. Please adapt the text to the needs and abilities of your child; for example, children who are non-verbal will need to show other ways such as using body language or communication devices to indicate their needs.
Written specifically for children with disability; they will learn 7 key Body Safety Rules. Topics covered include:
KIAH'S EDITION is the Indigenous version of the best selling title 'My Body! What I Say Goes!'. This book will help children to protect their bodies from inappropriate touch through age-appropriate body safety skills. Illustrated by awarding-winning Indigenous artist Jasmine Seymour and piloted with First Nations students, children will be empowered to say in a strong and clear voice, This is my body! What I say goes! Through culturally-appropriate illustrations and engaging text, this book (written by the author of 'Let's Talk About Body Boundaries, Consent & Respect', 'No Means No!' and 'Some Secrets Should Never Be Kept') will teach children the following crucial and empowering skills in personal body safety: - identifying safe and unsafe feelings - recognizing early warning signs - developing a safety network - using the correct names for private parts - understanding the difference safe and unsafe touch - understanding the difference between secrets and surprises - respecting body boundaries. Approximately 20% of girls, and 8% of boys will experience sexual abuse before their 18th birthday (Pereda, et al, 2009). Parents, caregivers, and educators have a duty of care to protect children by teaching them Body Safety skills. 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.
Viaje con un par de amable pececitos mientras aprenden sobre cuales partes de nuestro cuerpo pueden ser compartidas con otros. Los ni os aprender n el tipo de contacto apropiado y establecer n sus l mites, de una forma no amenazante. La consejera escolar, Julie Federico, inicia una conversaci n acerca de los l mites del cuerpo en Algunas partes no son para compartir. A los ni os les gustar aprender sobre sus cuerpos, mientras reciben informaci n importante de un par de pececitos. La autora utiliz criaturas del mar en este cuento con un lenguaje simple y claro. Ha creado este mensaje para todos los ni os y los padres quedar n maravillados.
This book is also available in English and a full-color version.
NO, GO, And TELL Ms. Clementine's Personal Safety Lesson is an empowering and comprehensive sexual abuse prevention lesson written for five to nine year olds. This story follows Ms. Clementine, a health teacher, visiting an elementary school classroom to share a message about personal safety. During the lesson, the students discuss and learn different types of touches and feelings, including appropriate and inappropriate touching and viewing of their private parts. On a whiteboard slide presentation, Ms. Clementine reviews body part names, followed by teaching three important safety words that will give children the power to protect themselves from touches and feelings they don't like. At the end of the lesson, when one of the students privately shares with Ms. Clementine that she had a bad touch, Ms. Clementine knows exactly what to do and say to make her feel better and safe.