Good Touch Bad Touch

In my counseling lessons with our younger students I talk about our private areas being anything that is covered up by your swimsuit. In those private areas, no one should be seeing or touching there. I go over how only your Mommy and Daddy can help you clean those areas. We also discuss ways to tell a grown-up if someone is touching you in the wrong places because it’s a Mommy and Daddy’s job to keep you safe. It’s a simplified version but easy for younger children to understand.

Another big goal of this lesson is to teach children the correct names of all their different body parts, including their private body parts. Our younger students often find it hard to tell an adult about abuse because they don't have the correct words to use. Learning the correct anatomical words for private body parts gives students the vocabulary to use and helps them know that it is okay to talk about those body parts.

Parent Note: When teaching your young child the different body parts, consider using the correct words for private body parts along with words such as "tummy" and "ears." You can give older children more information because they are able to understand more.

We want to teach our students that "they are the boss of their body." We let them understand that they are in control of who touches their bodies and how.

Model this for your children: "I don't want you to jump up and down on me. Please stop."

Likewise, immediately respect their wishes not to be touched in certain ways. "Looks like you don't want me to pick you up right now. Okay."

We want to teach our students that "they are the boss of their body." We let them understand that they are in control of who touches their bodies and how.

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