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Here are some things you can teach your kids before you start teaching them certain safety rules..

Children often have difficulty talking about sexual abuse because they do not know the words to use. Similarly, learning the right words for body parts gives children vocabulary they can use and helps them learn that it's okay to talk about body parts.

When teaching your young children the different body parts, consider using the correct words for private body parts along with words like "tummy" and "ears." You can give older children more information because they are able to understand more.


They are the boss of their body

Teach children that "they are the boss of their body." Let your children know that they are in control of who touches their bodies and how.

Model this for children: "I don't want you to jump up and down on me. Please stop." Likewise, immediately respect their wishes not to be touched in certain ways. "Looks like you don't want me to pick you up right now. Okay." As you supervise your children's interactions, make it clear that they need to stop tickling or roughhousing if a sibling says "Stop!"

Explain to your children there are three kinds of touches.

Good touches. A nice touch. These contacts make children feel safe and positive and can make children feel cared for and important. Safety touch may include a hug, a pat on the back, and an arm around the shoulder.
Bad touches. Bad touch. These are touches that cause physical or emotional harm to the child (e.g. hitting, pushing, pinching, kicking). Tell the child that this touching is not okay.
Unwanted touches. No contact necessary. This touch may be safe, but the child does not want to be touched by that person or at that moment. Children can say "no" to unwanted touches, even from acquaintances.


Touching Safety Rules

Once children can write about their own bodies and understand the different ways, you can explain to them that there are other types of touch that are good and not bad. This type of touching is when an adult or elderly person touches their private parts. How you define this depends on your child's age.

For children, you might say: "Another type of touching is when an adult touches your private parts; this is not to keep you clean or healthy. That's why we have proper home safety to keep you clean and healthy. should not touch your body.

Touching Safety Rules.

For an older child, you might say, "Another type of touching is when someone touches your private parts the "wrong way," which is not good for your health. So a good home safety rule regarding touch is that no one should touch your private parts unless it's for your health."

Teach your children the following safety rules

It is wrong to touch someone else's private parts. It's not right for someone to touch their private parts in front of you. It's not okay for someone to ask you to touch their private parts. No one is allowed to remove your clothing unless a doctor is present to help diagnose your injury or illness.

Don't let others take photos or videos while you're wearing your clothes. You decide who can touch you, kiss you, or hold you. You have the right to say "No".

What do you do when someone touches you in the wrong way?

Say no! Tell the person you don't like that you don't want to touch him . Stay away from people you don't like being with. You can shout. You didn't do anything wrong.

Go to someone you trust; to your parent, sibling, teacher or doctor. If the person you go to doesn't trust you, go to someone else you trust until someone does and helps you.