It's MY Body: A Book to Teach Young Children How to Resist Uncomfortable Touch

by Lory Freeman, Carol Deach (Illustrator)

Overview

Preschool children can learn safe boundaries, how to distinguish between "good" and "bad" touches, and how to respond appropriately to unwanted touches. This is a powerful book for enhancing self-esteem. Parenting Press's bestseller!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781641602976
Publisher:	Parenting Press, Inc.
Publication date:	06/04/2019
Sold by:	INDEPENDENT PUB GROUP - EPUB - EBKS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	3 - 8 Years

About the Author

Lory Freeman directs a therapeutic early childhood and family support program. She is the author of Loving Touches and a coauthor of The Young Child as Scientist. She lives in Eugene, Oregon. Carol Deach is the illustrator of Loving Touches, My Grandma Died, and Something Happened and I’m Scared to Tell.

Read an Excerpt

CHAPTER 1

I have something very special that belongs to only me.

I was born with it ...

And it changes as I grow older.

But it is always just mine! It's my body.

Sometimes I like to share my body ...

When I hug my father, I am sharing my body.

When I sit on my grandma's lap, I am sharing my body.

When I hold a little baby's hand, I am sharing my body.

When I let someone tickle me, I am sharing my body.

(Continues…)

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