The book is still a valuable resource for teaching kids about body safety and promoting healthy sexuality. I like that the author includes the mouth as a private part, meaning "just for me," so that kids might recognize an abuse before it happens (she doesn't say this outright). The book mentions that boys usually have a penis, testicles, and a bottom, but I personally prefer to include nipples too, as they are part of the body and can be important to discuss as kids grow older.

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. demonstrates understanding one's body, their personal boundaries, and how important consent is to a child. My wife and I were looking for a book to teach our child about personal space, privacy, and her adult support network. Since that time, she has authored and produced numerous award-winning titles for the educational publishing industry.So, if you’re looking for a book that can help you have important conversations with your kids about love, sex, relationships, and growing up, I highly recommend My Body, What I Say Goes by Janine Sanders. This comprehensive, empowering and age-appropriate children’s book will teach children about respect, consent and body boundaries. The crucial skills taught in this book will help children to protect their bodies from inappropriate touch.

Jay's ongoing passion for the safety and empowerment of children continues today with new manuscripts and free-to-download Body Safety resources always in the wings. It emphasizes that we shouldn’t keep secrets about our bodies and explains the importance of personal boundaries and asking for consent before touching someone else. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.This book can help us teach them and help them to learn consent and what touch is safe and what is not okay. Starts with exploring the emotions and feeling and understanding the body signs of feeling uncomfortable and then on to safe ad usafe feeling.