Ebook33 pages2 hours
No Touching Secrets!: Let's talk about okay and not okay touching
By Melissa Pirwani and Becky Fawson
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
About this ebook
Parents, caregivers, and professionals are aware of the gut-wrenching realities of child sexual abuse. Yet, talking to kids about sexual abuse can induce anxious emotions in adults.
No Touching Secrets! safely creates the conversation that adults want to have with a child in their care. The voice of the knowledgeable and loving parent in this book can become their own. Instead of shying away from this important discussion, adults who read this book will feel equipped and empowered, knowing how to educate a child about what they need to know and do to be safe.
In this story, a mother talks with her daughter, Emily, about touches that are okay and not okay, including when it is not okay for someone to touch a child’s private parts. The mother says that it is never okay for someone to touch a child’s private parts in secret. The mother addresses her daughter’s questions and assumptions about secret private part touching. They agree that it is best to talk openly and often about touch, even about touch that seems okay. The family in the book also role models a healthy response to a child’s disclosure of sexual abuse.
Ages 4 and up.
“No Touching Secrets! is sensitively written by Melissa Pirwani and beautifully illustrated by Becky Fawson. It deals with a topic that we know parents can find difficult to discuss with their children, and may not be sure about where or when to begin. This gentle story has important messages for both children and parents. For children, it is written in a way that is affirming, will be meaningful to young children, and teaches them about touching, private parts, and body integrity. For parents, through the voice of Emily’s mom (mum), we learn ways to have talks with children about private parts touching: the questions to ask, the explanations to give, the actions to take. No Touching Secrets! is an empowering picture book that can be read aloud by parents and children together.”
Kerryann Walsh, PhD
Co-leader, Children’s Rights and Welfare Program, Children & Youth Research Centre
Queensland University of Technology, Australia
No Touching Secrets! “provides a valuable and very accessible tool for parents to talk about a difficult subject with their children. It is written in an engaging, child-friendly story book form with colourful illustrations and as such could also be of practical use to professionals, particularly teachers in addressing child welfare and personal safety issues as part of the curriculum. I would highly recommend this book to parents and teachers.”
Dr. Anne-Marie McAlinden
Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland
(Parent and Expert in the field of Child Sexual Abuse)
“It is critical that supportive adults engage children in age-appropriate discussions on topics surrounding child sexual abuse. No Touching Secrets! is sensitively written, engaging and age appropriate for children. It is a valuable tool to enable adults to broach the ongoing crucial conversations to help prevent child sexual abuse.”
Glori Meldrum
Founder of Little Warriors
Alberta, Canada
“Many times sexual abuse to children can be completely prevented and avoided, if only there was the opportunity to educate. No Touching Secrets! not only educates the child, but also the parent. It allows the parent a safe approach to take with their children and also teaches children touching secrets are never okay and what to do if something were to happen.”
Lisa Flemming
(Parent and Child Welfare Professional)
Rapid City, South Dakota
This is a beautifully written and illustrated book to help parents discuss the topic of body safety with their young children. I highly recommend it!
Sandy K. Wurtele, Ph.D.
Creator of the Body Safety Training Program
No Touching Secrets! safely creates the conversation that adults want to have with a child in their care. The voice of the knowledgeable and loving parent in this book can become their own. Instead of shying away from this important discussion, adults who read this book will feel equipped and empowered, knowing how to educate a child about what they need to know and do to be safe.
In this story, a mother talks with her daughter, Emily, about touches that are okay and not okay, including when it is not okay for someone to touch a child’s private parts. The mother says that it is never okay for someone to touch a child’s private parts in secret. The mother addresses her daughter’s questions and assumptions about secret private part touching. They agree that it is best to talk openly and often about touch, even about touch that seems okay. The family in the book also role models a healthy response to a child’s disclosure of sexual abuse.
Ages 4 and up.
“No Touching Secrets! is sensitively written by Melissa Pirwani and beautifully illustrated by Becky Fawson. It deals with a topic that we know parents can find difficult to discuss with their children, and may not be sure about where or when to begin. This gentle story has important messages for both children and parents. For children, it is written in a way that is affirming, will be meaningful to young children, and teaches them about touching, private parts, and body integrity. For parents, through the voice of Emily’s mom (mum), we learn ways to have talks with children about private parts touching: the questions to ask, the explanations to give, the actions to take. No Touching Secrets! is an empowering picture book that can be read aloud by parents and children together.”
Kerryann Walsh, PhD
Co-leader, Children’s Rights and Welfare Program, Children & Youth Research Centre
Queensland University of Technology, Australia
No Touching Secrets! “provides a valuable and very accessible tool for parents to talk about a difficult subject with their children. It is written in an engaging, child-friendly story book form with colourful illustrations and as such could also be of practical use to professionals, particularly teachers in addressing child welfare and personal safety issues as part of the curriculum. I would highly recommend this book to parents and teachers.”
Dr. Anne-Marie McAlinden
Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland
(Parent and Expert in the field of Child Sexual Abuse)
“It is critical that supportive adults engage children in age-appropriate discussions on topics surrounding child sexual abuse. No Touching Secrets! is sensitively written, engaging and age appropriate for children. It is a valuable tool to enable adults to broach the ongoing crucial conversations to help prevent child sexual abuse.”
Glori Meldrum
Founder of Little Warriors
Alberta, Canada
“Many times sexual abuse to children can be completely prevented and avoided, if only there was the opportunity to educate. No Touching Secrets! not only educates the child, but also the parent. It allows the parent a safe approach to take with their children and also teaches children touching secrets are never okay and what to do if something were to happen.”
Lisa Flemming
(Parent and Child Welfare Professional)
Rapid City, South Dakota
This is a beautifully written and illustrated book to help parents discuss the topic of body safety with their young children. I highly recommend it!
Sandy K. Wurtele, Ph.D.
Creator of the Body Safety Training Program
Related to No Touching Secrets!
Related ebooks
Bonny Teaches Corry How To Fall Asleep. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsI Can Definitely Control My Anger: An Anger Management Workbook for Children Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsProper Parenting: Bringing up Contended Children without Spoiling Them Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLily's Shy Parrot Gold Edition: Social skills for kids, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBody Safety with Mya: My Body Is Off Limits! Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Mangle of Monsters Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMy Differently Tuned-In Child Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFun Family Projects Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsI'm Going to School Next Year! Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAngry Kelina Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStranger Danger: How to Talk to Kids About Strangers Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsREPAIR for Kids: A Children's Program for Recovery from Incest & Childhood Sexual Abuse Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Poems for Children Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLaLa's Angry Pizza Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsKey to Chivalry: Fairy Tale with Teacher and Parenting Social Emotional Learning Skills Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFairy Handbook Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBailing Out: Sane Way Get Out of Doomed Relationship and Survive with Hope and Self-respect Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsParent–Child Interaction: Theory, Research, and Prospects Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOh Boy!: Understanding the Neuroscience Behind Educating and Raising Boys Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMaking It Better: Activities for Children Living in a Stressful World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Attract and Repel: A Look at Magnets Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Well-Armored Child: A Parent’s Guide to Preventing Sexual Abuse Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Diary of a 6th Grade Sleepwalking Warrior: Mirror World Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAll I Never Knowed Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEmotional Banking for Kids: Simple Tools for Helping Children Control Their Emotions Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Well Fed Heart: Autistic to Artistic Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHow To Change Children's Behavior (Quickly) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Children's Family For You
Ruby Finds a Worry Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Farmer Boy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Secret Garden: The 100th Anniversary Edition with Tasha Tudor Art and Bonus Materials Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Little House on the Prairie Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Crossover: A Newbery Award Winner Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Amelia Bedelia Gets the Picture Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: The Classic Fantasy Adventure Series (Official Edition) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Into the Wild: Warriors #1 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Number the Stars: A Newbery Award Winner Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Wolf Called Wander Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fortunately, the Milk Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Coraline Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The One and Only Bob Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Tikki Tikki Tembo Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Little House in the Big Woods Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Long Winter Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Out of My Mind Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Silver Chair: The Classic Fantasy Adventure Series (Official Edition) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Graveyard Book Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5On the Banks of Plum Creek Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Coraline 10th Anniversary Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Harriet the Spy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Way of the Warrior Kid: From Wimpy to Warrior the Navy SEAL Way: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Prince Caspian: The Classic Fantasy Adventure Series (Official Edition) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sarah, Plain and Tall: A Newbery Award Winner Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Horse and His Boy: The Classic Fantasy Adventure Series (Official Edition) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5One Crazy Summer Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Presents a Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for No Touching Secrets!
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
No Touching Secrets! - Melissa Pirwani
sy2^ book_preview_excerpt.html
Enjoying the preview?
Page 1 of 1