There are a number of fantastic books available to teach children body safety skills. Children are visual learners so the story is an excellent medium when broaching this subject with your child. The community’s focus has so often been on ‘stranger danger’ - however, the reality is, the perpetrator will be most likely be someone in the child’s immediate family circle and a person they know and trust. Also, 93% of children will know their perpetrator. The statistics of 1 in 3 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be sexually interfered with before their 18th birthday is truly frightening, and as many experts point out, this statistic only reflects reported cases. The sexual abuse of children has no social boundaries, and providing children with body safety skills empowers them with knowledge of what is good and bad touch. As both a teacher and a mother, I strongly recommend to all parents that ‘body safety’ becomes a normal part of your parenting conversation. We teach our children about water safety and road safety - it is equally important to teach our children ‘body safety’ from a very young age. Still, this is a really important topic and I am delighted that Jay agreed to guest post for me. I usually post lists of books but wasn’t familiar with books on this topic, and honestly, I struggle with the Birds and the Bees Talk. I met author and mom, Jay Dale, on Twitter and she asked me if I was going to cover this issue. The stats on child sexual abuse are alarming. Top 10 Books to Empower Kids About Their Bodies
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