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by Elizabeth Schroeder, EdD, MSW. This book is your guide to starting those critical conversations with kids as young as 3, using language and examples that they can understand. Learning how to set boundaries for themselves and recognize the boundaries of others will help kids develop their own self-esteem and stay safe.

An interactive online game by Planet Puberty that helps children identify different relationships in a person’s life and the types of touch that are OK in these relationships.

by Megan Madison and Jessica Ralli. A best-selling board book about consent, offering adults the opportunity to begin important conversations with young children in an informed, safe, and supported way.

by Christine Babinec, MA, LPC, NCC. A book about communication, understanding, mutuality, listening, and love. Far from a didactic lecture, this joyful picture book affirms that developing consent skills is a natural, positive, fun, and affirming experience. With colorful, inviting illustrations, children will learn that it’s okay to say no and, perhaps more importantly, it’s […]

a TEDx Talk by Rosalia Rivera of CONSENTParenting™. Today, most of the world is not completely sure what consent really means. Consent is not just about sexual consent. Rosalia talks about what consent really is and how it interplays in our day-to-day lives.

by Cory Silverberg. In a bright graphic format featuring four dynamic middle schoolers, this book grounds sex ed in social justice, covering not only the big three of puberty—hormones, reproduction, and development—but also power, pleasure, and how to be a decent human being. Topics include body autonomy, disclosure, stigma, harassment, pornography, trauma, masturbation, consent, boundaries […]

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.