My Body! What I Say Goes! Kiah's Edition
Kiah's Edition is the Indigenous version of the best selling title My Body! What I Say Goes!. This book will help children to protect their bodies from inappropriate touch through age-appropriate body safety skills. Illustrated by awarding-winning Indigenous artist Jasmine Seymour and piloted with First Nations students, children will be empowered to say in a strong and clear voice, "This is my body! What I say goes!" Through culturally-appropriate illustrations and engaging text, this book (written by the author of Let's Talk About Body Boundaries, Consent & Respect, No Means No! and Some Secrets Should Never Be Kept) will teach children the following crucial and empowering skills in personal body safety:
- identifying safe and unsafe feelings
- recognizing early warning signs
- developing a safety network
- using the correct names for private parts
- understanding the difference safe and unsafe touch
- understanding the difference between secrets and surprises
- respecting body boundaries.
In this book, you will also find in-depth Discussion Questions that enhance the learning further. Seven lesson plans are also available as a free download.
A 16-page black and white disposable Activity Book is also available and has been designed as a companion to this book. The activities in the Activity Book reinforce the crucial body safety messages taught in the Picture Book.
Approximately 20% of girls and 8% of boys will experience sexual abuse before their 18th birthday (Pereda, et al, 2009). Parents, caregivers, and educators have a duty of care to protect children by teaching them body safety skills. These skills empower children and go a long way in keeping them safe from abuse - ensuring they grow up as assertive and confident teenagers and adults.
