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. There are a couple of things I would change, like including nipples in the discussion of private parts and using more inclusive language. Parenting is tough and knowing we can't always be by our kids sides to make sure they are safe is scary. The book is still a valuable resource for teaching kids about body safety and promoting healthy sexuality. It's imperative to teach our children how to look after themselves when we aren't around and this book explains things in a way they can grasp.

It aims to educate using a good choice of words can help parents whilst teaching their children about their "private parts" and can be used as a guide and a fun learning/reading experience. My 3 year old is learning lots from this book about emotions, personal space, private parts, and body safety. 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. 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. Through age-appropriate illustrations and engaging text this book, written by the author of ‘No Means No!demonstrates understanding one's body, their personal boundaries, and how important consent is to a child.

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. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.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 book can help us teach them and help them to learn consent and what touch is safe and what is not okay. I have a three year old that always picks up this book for me to read to him, and he goes “my body, what I say goes”! 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 also introduces the concept of a safety network, which consists of five people that children can talk to if they’re feeling worried or unsafe.There are also discussion questions within the storyline, but other questions to discuss after reading the book. 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). You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

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? Since that time, she has authored and produced numerous award-winning titles for the educational publishing industry. The teddy bear in this book and the fact that Izzy isn’t drawn overtly girly made for more interesting conversations about gender and private parts. The activity book reinforces the critical messages ensuring the child gains maximum benefit from the learning contained in the picture book.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. It also includes discussion questions at the end to help parents extend the conversation and get even more out of the book. 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? My 7 year old and I had a lot of discussions about the safety network and being uncomfortable that were bridged using this book. Through age-appropriate illustrations and engaging text this book, written by the author of 'No Means No!