My Body! What I Say Goes! Kiah's Edition
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 included 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.
Both are softcover books.