The Right Touch: A Read-Aloud Story to Help Prevent Child Sexual Abuse (Jody Bergsma Collection)
by Sandy Kleven
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Author: Sandy KlevenIllustrator: Jody Bergsma
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1998-04-01
ISBN: 0935699104
Number of pages: 32
Reading Level: Baby-Preschool
Publisher: Illumination Arts Publishing Company
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Book Review: children are the boss of their own bodies
Summary: 5 Stars
I recently bought this book for my five and three year old granddaughters.
The three year old refers to this story as the one with the touching problem, and she seems to want me to read it to her everyday. The five year old also has shown an interest in it and will sometimes ask me to read it to her in the morning before she goes to school, if we have time. I like that it has the Mom talking to her little boy explaining the difference between good touches and bad touches and how the child should handle a situation of a bad touch. One of the ways she offers is for the child to tell the perpetrator, "Stop it. I don't like it!" My three year old says that phrase now quite often, whether we're are driving in the car or anything else. I praise her when she does this, because I feel it is giving her a tool to use to know how to react if someone should try to molest her. We have also worked on labeling the private parts of girls and boys. The picture in the book has sparked an interest in both girls and I feel it can only enable them to be better able to protect themselves in a bad situation. After reading the book once to the girls, the five year old always wants to read it again, only she wants to be the one reading out loud to us, instead of me. Of course she is not accomplished her reading skills yet, but she remembers the whole story from only the pictures. Where the book talks about the child's body being theirs from the top of their head to the bottom of their toes, I usually empathise this by touching the top of their head and then the bottom of their toes. My three year old always giggles with delight, and the five year old seems to be empowered by this also, as she now knows that she is the boss of her own body and noone has the right to touch it without a very good reason. The book was excellent. It is as important to prepare our children to know how to protect themselves in this situation, as it would be for them to know what to do if there was a fire or any other emergency.
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Summary of The Right Touch: A Read-Aloud Story to Help Prevent Child Sexual Abuse (Jody Bergsma Collection)
The Right Touch reaches beyond the usual scope of a children's picture book. It is a parenting book that introduces a very difficult topic--the sexual abuse of young children. This gentle, thoughtful story can be read aloud to a child by any trusted caregiver.In the story, young Jimmy's mom explains the difference between touches that are positive and touches that are secret, deceptive or forced. She tells him how to resist inappropriate touching, affirming that abuse is not the child s fault.
The introduction provides valuable information about sexual abuse and guidance on what to do if your child experiences an abusive situation. Jody Bergsma's gentle illustrations soften the impact of this story; yet this portrayal of a dangerous situation is very realistic. If your child is old enough to sit still and listen to a story, he or she is old enough for The Right Touch.
Used by parents and teachers nationwide to help children avoid sexual abuse, this book won the 1999 Benjamin Franklin Parenting Award. It was a finalist for the Small Press Award and was also "Selected as Outstanding" by the Parent Council, Ltd.
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