My Body Belongs to Me from My Head to My Toes
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Summary
Now every parent， grandparent， or teacher can explain to a child the difference between appropriate and inappropriate touching in a way that young boys and girls can understand。
As a child， there are constantly people trying to pick you up， hug you， or tickle you。 Sometimes， though， children fall victims to people who try to touch them inappropriately。
But how do you tell someone， most likely an adult， that you don’t want to be touched？ Or， if it has already happened， how do you tell an adult you trust about what happened？ You’re only a child， and they’re the adults。 Why would they believe you？
My Body Belongs to Me from My Head to My Toes is an educational tool to help instill confidence in children when it comes to their bodies。 The narrative of the story is led by a girl named Clara， who encourages kids to say “no” if they are uncomfortable with physical contact。 The narrator gives readers tips about what they can say or do to avoid unwanted physical contact， or how to tell the right people in the event it has already occurred。
My Body Belongs to Me from My Head to My Toes is an invaluable resource that gives children a voice in uncomfortable situations。
As a child， there are constantly people trying to pick you up， hug you， or tickle you。 Sometimes， though， children fall victims to people who try to touch them inappropriately。
But how do you tell someone， most likely an adult， that you don’t want to be touched？ Or， if it has already happened， how do you tell an adult you trust about what happened？ You’re only a child， and they’re the adults。 Why would they believe you？
My Body Belongs to Me from My Head to My Toes is an educational tool to help instill confidence in children when it comes to their bodies。 The narrative of the story is led by a girl named Clara， who encourages kids to say “no” if they are uncomfortable with physical contact。 The narrator gives readers tips about what they can say or do to avoid unwanted physical contact， or how to tell the right people in the event it has already occurred。
My Body Belongs to Me from My Head to My Toes is an invaluable resource that gives children a voice in uncomfortable situations。
Reviews
Amanda
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Good book about body safety and consent。 I wish they had a boy character too。
Citlalli Zacarías
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Se necesita empezar a hablar de este libroool！
Lenny
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Explicación muy accesible y comprensible para los niños， hacen falta más libros infantiles sobre este tema
Todd Russell
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I think this book does a decent job bringing attention to personal space & comfort with tough。 For me， some of the wording & dialogue could have been a little better。 I’d recommend it for older elementary age range。
Rita Raudsepp
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Iga inimese keha kuulub talle。 Igaüks otsustab ise， kellel ta laseb ennast puudutada。
Ms Threlkeld
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Good resource for talking with kids about body autonomy。
Maki
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An excellent book to teach child protection and boundaries。
Meg Deeney
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This book explains consent and boundaries in a simple， child-friendly way。
Child Protection Toolkit
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As a child protection and safeguarding consultant， I highly recommend this book for ages 0-5。 It's simple clear messaging。 Unlike too many books on body and consent it's not too scary and it's not overly complicated or nuanced。 Yes， at some point parents or teachers need to augment this learning about exceptions being health and safety （shots， doctor visits， moving kids from dangerous situations when they don't listen， etc。） but it's good that this book is simple and clear。 I'd highly recommend As a child protection and safeguarding consultant， I highly recommend this book for ages 0-5。 It's simple clear messaging。 Unlike too many books on body and consent it's not too scary and it's not overly complicated or nuanced。 Yes， at some point parents or teachers need to augment this learning about exceptions being health and safety （shots， doctor visits， moving kids from dangerous situations when they don't listen， etc。） but it's good that this book is simple and clear。 I'd highly recommend it to families and classes。 。。。more
Classroom #9
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This book is about being proud of your own body 。 It teaches children about personal space and encourages them to speak up when they feel uncomfortable with physical contact。
Jessica
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I read this to my twins to help reinforce good vs bad touch， body control， etc。 I thought it was a good book but above their heads。
Caroline
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This is such an important book for starting the conversation of consent with children。 It very clearly and in a kid friendly way explains to children that some touch is good and some isn't， especially if you don't want it。 This is definitely not right for a story time setting， as I think this is a very intimate and personal conversation to have with your child， but I will absolutely be recommending it！ This is such an important book for starting the conversation of consent with children。 It very clearly and in a kid friendly way explains to children that some touch is good and some isn't， especially if you don't want it。 This is definitely not right for a story time setting， as I think this is a very intimate and personal conversation to have with your child， but I will absolutely be recommending it！ 。。。more
Pam
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Simple text affirms that the reader is in charge of their own body。 Young children have the right to say no if they don't want to be touched。 It offers simple phrases to use and encourages the reader to share with a trusted adult if something uncomfortable happens。A letter for adults and a list of resources are also included。 Simple text affirms that the reader is in charge of their own body。 Young children have the right to say no if they don't want to be touched。 It offers simple phrases to use and encourages the reader to share with a trusted adult if something uncomfortable happens。A letter for adults and a list of resources are also included。 。。。more
Canadian Reader
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Not great literature， but I found this a really useful book for opening up a discussion with little kids about issues of safe touch and boundaries。 It encourages kids to be assertive， not just about touch that is blatantly inappropriate or violating， but about touch that is disliked or annoying—tickling， for example。
Nicole （book。quill）
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Good for teaching consent， though more wordy than I could see young kids liking
Dawn
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Great introductory book about bodily autonomy， because it doesn't include scary scenarios。 It's very empowering。 From grown-ups to friends to dogs， the message is simple: your body belongs to you and you get to decide who you touch and when。 Great introductory book about bodily autonomy， because it doesn't include scary scenarios。 It's very empowering。 From grown-ups to friends to dogs， the message is simple: your body belongs to you and you get to decide who you touch and when。 。。。more
Kay
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A very important message about body autonomy and how to teach children to stand up for themselves。 I especially like that the book ended with the little girl telling her mom about a touch because "Sometimes a person doesn't stop when you say， "No！"。。。 You must stick up for yourself。 If you can't do it by yourself， then tell somebody you trust about it， and they will help you。"Opening up the conversation and letting kids know they can come to an adult for help is so so important！The only aspect o A very important message about body autonomy and how to teach children to stand up for themselves。 I especially like that the book ended with the little girl telling her mom about a touch because "Sometimes a person doesn't stop when you say， "No！"。。。 You must stick up for yourself。 If you can't do it by yourself， then tell somebody you trust about it， and they will help you。"Opening up the conversation and letting kids know they can come to an adult for help is so so important！The only aspect of the book I didn't like was when the main little girl says she doesn't like it when a dog licks her or when she feels trapped when she gets held too tight （and it looks like she's struggling against her mother/an adult female）。 Sometimes we need to hold a child even when they don't want to be held。。。like holding their hand crossing the street， or walking down the block， or even holding them tight when they're having a temper tantrum， or picking them up and removing them from somewhere。 There's a very important message to this book about not being touched in a way that doesn't feel right to a child/not being touched when and how they don't want to be touched （which will hopefully teach them how to protect themselves from molestation and inappropriate touching）， but I think teaching a child to say a blanket "No， I don't want to be touched！" when Mom needs to hold their hand is dicey。Maybe I'm wrong， but I think there needs to be a line added with distinction about that。Otherwise， I think this type of book is sadly important。 。。。more
Leigh Bolin
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This book is cute and has beautiful pictures。 It does a great job empowering body autonomy but needs to be coupled with another book if you are establishing personal boundaries and what a child should do if an adult doesn't listen to the child's response。 This book coupled with a book like Some Secrets Should Never Be Kept by Jayneen Sanders would be great。 This book is cute and has beautiful pictures。 It does a great job empowering body autonomy but needs to be coupled with another book if you are establishing personal boundaries and what a child should do if an adult doesn't listen to the child's response。 This book coupled with a book like Some Secrets Should Never Be Kept by Jayneen Sanders would be great。 。。。more
Melanie H。
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A young girl named Clara explains to readers that her body is hers to control。 She talks about the different kinds of touch that are possible and that is perfectly ok to tell someone that you don't want to be touched。I really like the kid-appeal of this difficult topic。 A young girl named Clara explains to readers that her body is hers to control。 She talks about the different kinds of touch that are possible and that is perfectly ok to tell someone that you don't want to be touched。I really like the kid-appeal of this difficult topic。 。。。more
Julian
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Clara es una niña orgullosa de su cuerpo y nos enseña multiples casos de contacto físico: desde las cosquillas con los amigos， hasta los adultos insistiendo en tocar a los niños。Muy buen recurso para platicar con los niños de la autonomía corporal。 El lenguaje es sencillo， las ideas fáciles de entender y el mensaje claro。 Además， vienen frases que los niños pueden practicar。
Korey Bowden
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Wow。 There is a huge need for every child to read and or hear this book。 This is a topic that is often not talked about and it needs to be。 We have a huge issue with children being targeted these days and we need to properly prepare them and give them the tools they need if this issue was to happen to them。 In this day and age these are now the things we need to discuss with our children and this book is a great way to do that especially since this is a bit of a difficult topic to talk about。 Gi Wow。 There is a huge need for every child to read and or hear this book。 This is a topic that is often not talked about and it needs to be。 We have a huge issue with children being targeted these days and we need to properly prepare them and give them the tools they need if this issue was to happen to them。 In this day and age these are now the things we need to discuss with our children and this book is a great way to do that especially since this is a bit of a difficult topic to talk about。 Giving our children this advantage will only help them and this is a conversation we need to be having with them。 This book is such a great way to do that。 The author did a great job with making the book easy to understand and gave room for questions if need be by the children。 。。。more
Tamara
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I've been trying to branch out on my 2 young son's usual tractor/truck/digger kind of books and bought this off Zulily。 It's a nice book but doesn't engage or keep my kid's attention。 Maybe it will grow on us but we've always talked about private areas being private and they'd much rather practice screaming "NO， NO， NO， DON'T TOUCH MY PENIS" rather than read a book that seems to talk around the subject。 We will keep it in our reading library and hope that they are picking up more than they let o I've been trying to branch out on my 2 young son's usual tractor/truck/digger kind of books and bought this off Zulily。 It's a nice book but doesn't engage or keep my kid's attention。 Maybe it will grow on us but we've always talked about private areas being private and they'd much rather practice screaming "NO， NO， NO， DON'T TOUCH MY PENIS" rather than read a book that seems to talk around the subject。 We will keep it in our reading library and hope that they are picking up more than they let on。 。。。more
Mary Cavanaugh
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Excellent start。 I have it for my Granddaughter。I have read it and will read it with her the first time， then let her talk to me about it。
Ms。 Jeane
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I read this book when I saw it on the shelf in the library。 It's such an important matter， the idea of consent when touching even if you're a child。 I have been talking to my 4 year old quite a bit about this matter now that she is a little more aware of her body。 This book I think might be a little bit old for her to grasp but I think it would be really good for a few years older。 I read this book when I saw it on the shelf in the library。 It's such an important matter， the idea of consent when touching even if you're a child。 I have been talking to my 4 year old quite a bit about this matter now that she is a little more aware of her body。 This book I think might be a little bit old for her to grasp but I think it would be really good for a few years older。 。。。more
Mollie B
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It's my body！！ It's my body！！ 。。。more
Jschofi4
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Better than many of the others。 Appropriate for a younger audience as well as an older one。
Sarah Jarvis
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I loved the illustrations in this book。 They were a little goofy and fun， and really complemented the text。 The girl who "narrates" the book is a little sassy and knows with out a doubt that her body is hers！ I also appreciated the way that the authors dealt with the issue of "bad touching。" I thought that it got the point across without being creepy or making anyone uncomfortable， which sometimes is the case。 I would recommend this book for lower elementary grades， I think the upper grades woul I loved the illustrations in this book。 They were a little goofy and fun， and really complemented the text。 The girl who "narrates" the book is a little sassy and knows with out a doubt that her body is hers！ I also appreciated the way that the authors dealt with the issue of "bad touching。" I thought that it got the point across without being creepy or making anyone uncomfortable， which sometimes is the case。 I would recommend this book for lower elementary grades， I think the upper grades would find it condescending。 This could be a great springboard for discussing personal space and appropriate classroom physical contact。 。。。more
June Holbrook
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I've started having the "bad touch" conversation with my kids and thought this book would be a good way to make it feel less random and awkward。 It wasn't quite what I'd hoped for， but isn't a bad book by any stretch。 This book is from the perspective of a little girl， but doesn't really read that way。 It didn't feel like how a child would speak including using the word whom， kids don't talk like that。 That said， my kids liked it enough to ask me to read it again。 I've started having the "bad touch" conversation with my kids and thought this book would be a good way to make it feel less random and awkward。 It wasn't quite what I'd hoped for， but isn't a bad book by any stretch。 This book is from the perspective of a little girl， but doesn't really read that way。 It didn't feel like how a child would speak including using the word whom， kids don't talk like that。 That said， my kids liked it enough to ask me to read it again。 。。。more
Valleri
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This is a wonderful book empowering young children to be respectful and proud of their changing bodies。 A great book for any age child， it provides words one can use in uncomfortable situations and advice that "No means No"。 It has simple words and moves at a fast enough pace to keep children interested。 I would highly recommend this book to anyone who has children。 This is a wonderful book empowering young children to be respectful and proud of their changing bodies。 A great book for any age child， it provides words one can use in uncomfortable situations and advice that "No means No"。 It has simple words and moves at a fast enough pace to keep children interested。 I would highly recommend this book to anyone who has children。 。。。more
Noelle Boc
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