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by Melissa Pintor Carnagey, LBSW. A comprehensive guide that walks parents and caregivers through over 150 conversation starters, reflection exercises, and activities to begin implementing at every age and stage on topics such as: bodies, feelings, safe and unsafe touch, consent, relationships, menstruation, pleasure, online porn, gender, sex, and more.
35 routine affirmation cards to build a foundation of healthy, age-relevant talks with toddlers. Separated into 5 categories: bodies, consent, identity, emotions, and self-love. The pack includes access to a digital guide with practices and resources to walk families through the best ways to use them.
by Lydia Bowers and Isabel Muñoz. The third book in the We Say What’s Okay series, We Ask Permission follows Jovan as he learns to ask permission and become a body language detective. Using the book as a read-aloud, educators and families can model the language Jovan’s teachers use to support children as they learn to look for […]
Free printable posters by Educate2Empower Publishing to help children learn about body safety, feelings, and consent. Available in multiple languages.
by Educate to Empower Publishing. A series of 12 picture books for children written to assist parents, caregivers and educators in having open and age-appropriate conversations with early learners around crucial, and at times, ‘tough’ topics related to consent, feelings, safe/unsafe touch, gender, and more.
Key elements to keep in mind and strategies to use when you come across an instance where children are touching, exploring, playing with or curious about each other’s genitals.
by Lizzie DeYoung Charbonneau. This is an inclusive early book for children about the entire body, including genitals. Diverse and inclusive: the text and illustrations describe and show different appearances and abilities. Additionally, the text does not use gender pronouns when describing genitals. Accurate and age-appropriate: experts including pediatricians, child safety experts, gender specialists, and […]
by Lydia Bowers and Isabel Muñoz. The fifth book in the We Say What’s Okay series, We Can Say No follows Zakiya and Sami as they learn that their bodies, including their hair, belong to them and that no one should touch them without permission. Using the book as a read-aloud, educators and families can model the language […]
by Lydia Bowers and Isabel Muñoz. The sixth book in the We Say What’s Okay series, We Are in Charge of Our Bodies follows Jackson and his classmates as they learn the names for their private body parts, that they can say what’s okay for their bodies, and why it’s important to respect others’ bodies. Using the book […]
by Evelyn Yang. Some of the most difficult things to talk about are also the most important. Sexual abuse happens more often than people realize but most kids don’t learn about it until after it happens. This book will help give them the language to understand what sexual abuse is and start the conversation around […]
by Shariea Shoatz. This book will help educate and empower adults to teach children the concepts of: body safety, unsafe touching, the dangers of keeping secrets, the importance of knowing the correct names of genitals, how to establish safe boundaries for children, how to create a safety circle, and that it’s ok to use your […]
via Committee for Children. This video shares the specific language and resources to use when a child discloses sexual abuse.
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