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

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More importantly, Jay is a mother of three teenage girls and has been a school councillor at her local primary school for over seven years. 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?

Prevents them from suppressing their emotions and it prompts them to speak up and advocate for them selves. Since that time, she has authored and produced numerous award-winning titles for the educational publishing industry. The book is still a valuable resource for teaching kids about body safety and promoting healthy sexuality. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. I wish there were a better way of talking about the difference between secrets and information that’s simply private.

If I were to read this with a child i would omit girl/boy and replace with child or "some bodies" when they talk about "private parts. ISBN: 9781925089264 Author: Sanders, Jayneen Publisher: Educate2empower Publishing Publication Date: 1st July 2016 Imprint: Educate2empower Publishing Cover: Paperback Dewey: 362. So, if you’re looking for a book that can help you have important conversations with your kids about love, sex, relationships, and growing up, I highly recommend My Body, What I Say Goes by Janine Sanders. The book emphasizes that no one should touch a child’s private parts and that they belong only to them. The book mentions that boys usually have a penis, testicles, and a bottom, but I personally prefer to include nipples too, as they are part of the body and can be important to discuss as kids grow older.

This time spent in 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 unsafe touch?Parents, caregivers, and educators have a duty of care to protect children by teaching them Body Safety skills.

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.

Through age-appropriate illustrations and engaging text this book, written by the author of ‘No Means No! My 7 year old and I had a lot of discussions about the safety network and being uncomfortable that were bridged using this book.