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amother

Mon, Jul 05 2021, 11:46 am

Can anyone recommend a good book or online resource for talking to young children about preventing s-xual abuse? My 3 year old is starting school soon and I want to talk to her about body safety, appropriate touch, etc. (Am I using the right terminology?) She's pretty sensitive so I want to be really careful about what I say. Thanks!

observer

Mon, Jul 05 2021, 11:47 am

"Let's Stay Safe"

blessedflower

Mon, Jul 05 2021, 11:52 am

Let's stay safe by sara menucha soloveitchik
Published by 'the center for jewish family life/project yes'

I wrote all this details so you find it easier

amother

Tan

Mon, Jul 05 2021, 2:15 pm

blessedflower wrote:

Let's stay safe by sara menucha soloveitchik
Published by 'the center for jewish family life/project yes'

I wrote all this details so you find it easier

I thought it was written by Bracha Goetz? She's also done another but I can't remember the name. 'Let's stay safe' is the main one. But I don't know whether a 3 year old is really ready to understand it.

Rutabaga

Mon, Jul 05 2021, 2:23 pm

observer wrote:

"Let's Stay Safe"

I use this book as a stepping stone for talking about safety in general as well as body safety. I've read it many times with my kids and we've had age appropriate discussions afterwards. As important as talking about it is repeating the discussion at different ages so they develop a better understanding.

mochamix18

Mon, Jul 05 2021, 3:02 pm

I have both Let’s Stay Safe and Talking About Personal Privacy. Both are by Bracha Goetz. I actually prefer the second book as it’s very focused yet sensitively abs simply written so even very young children can understand the basic concepts.

amother

Mon, Jul 05 2021, 6:55 pm

Thanks for the recs! I'll check those books out!

amother

Daylily

Mon, Jul 05 2021, 7:30 pm

https://mychildsafetyinstitute.....ness/

amother

Cyclamen

Mon, Jul 05 2021, 7:37 pm

amother [ Daylily ] wrote:

https://mychildsafetyinstitute.org/video/founder-debbie-fox-lcsw-speaks-importance-childhood-safety-awareness/

Debby fox is amazing source of information

amother

Sage

Mon, Jul 05 2021, 8:51 pm

Another vote for this book
Talking About Personal Privacy https://www.amazon.com/dp/1680.....9V0MM

fbc

Mon, Jul 05 2021, 8:54 pm

We have "my body belongs to me from my head to my toes". It's a great read.

essie14

Tue, Jul 06 2021, 1:11 am

amother [ Cyclamen ] wrote:

Debby fox is amazing source of information

She is AMAZING!!!!

Rappel

Tue, Jul 06 2021, 2:41 am

We play out scenarios "if someone tells you to keep a secret and don't tell abba/imma, what do we do right away?"

"If someone tries to touch you in a private place where they're not allowed, what do we do?"

And I also love the book Let's stay safe. It's a great stepping stone for this conversation

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