Body Safety for Young Children:
Empowering Caring Adults
A Book to Help Parents, Teachers & Caregivers
Written by award-winning author, teacher, speaker and sexual abuse prevention facilitator Kimberly King, Body Safety for Young Children: Empowering Caring Adults helps ease the anxiety, stress, and uncertainty adults face when they try to tackle the tough topic of preventing child sexual abuse. The book sets a calm and authentic tone from the start and helps the grownups feel comfortable, confident, and empowered to use the research-based strategies and tools they learn. Kimberly helps kids and adults learn how to work together in a collaborative way to create a ripple effect and multiply the safety circle around your child in a positive, empowering, and supportive way.
Body Safety for Young Children is the adult guide to the world-renowned, award-winning book I Said No! A kid-to-kid guide to keeping private parts private.
Talking about body safety does not have to be tough!
Let's talk about preventing child sexual abuse! Although it can be overwhelming to many adults, we can do it. And we can use empowering, friendly resources that don't scare... but prepare you. Some of us are survivors and may be triggered by the topic, but we won't let that stop us. Parents and educators, let's not be and get stuck. We have the power to change the way we talk about this tough topic, and this book is the perfect resource to help us do just that!
ADDRESSES
The fear and confusion parents and teachers can have over this topic
Teaches Adults
How to minimize the risks children face by implementing research based strategies that protect children.
HELPS KIDS
When adults know how to reeduce the risks and teach body safety at home and at school kids are protected
Resouces
Full of experts in the field who share real stories and practical advice. Comprehensive resources and lesson plans
SUPPORTING adults on TOUCH TOPICS
When Your Parents Divorce offers reassurance to kids by addressing common questions and concerns that arise when families experience divorce. Through the story, kids realize they are not alone, and that the end of a marriage does not mean the end of a family.
Reviews and Praise for Body Safety for Young Children: Empowering Caring Adults
The most important book you will ever own...
Kimberly King's 'Body Safety for Young Children - Empowering Caring Adults" is a comprehensive guide for caregivers and educators and is a game-changer in child safety literature. This handbook offers engaging examples and over 200 pages of essential information for anyone interacting with children. King's compassionate and wise approach and humor make the topic accessible. The book provides authentic body safety strategies, research, resources, and collaborative insights, empowering parents and educators to protect children effectively. This book is a must-read and an indispensable resource that can revolutionize child protection efforts. As a survivor of sexual abuse myself, I wish this book had been around when I was growing up. I have ordered several copies to give new parents as gifts!
Jane Epstein, Author of I Feel Guilty