1. Shout out "NO"
Teach the child that their body is their private property and they have the right to decide what makes them comfortable and what makes them feel unsafe. Teach them the difference between good touch and bad touch. Identify the 4 areas to your child (Mouth, Chest/Tummy, Area bw their legs and Bottoms) which no one is allowed to touch and if anyone except the safe person touches them, they have the right to yell "NO". Keep reinforcing the message.
2. Get away from the perpetrator
Teach your child that if anyone, whether or not they are a stranger, make them feel uncomfortable in any way or hurt them or touch them in the aforementioned zones then get away from that person immediately. Tell them that they have to RUN away from that person and get to a safe person immediately.
3. Tell a "Safe" person
Sit with your child and ask them to identify a few safe people in their life. Then educate them that they can always approach their safe people and talk to them about anything without fearing any backlash and/or criticism of any kind. Teach them that the safe persons that they have identified are their friends and will protect them from anyone who intends to make the child uncomfortable or try to hurt them in any way. It is vital that they child can trust their safe person with absolutely anything.
You can download the NO-GO-TELL POSTER
Read more at: http://nobadtouch.com (By Dr. Bhooshan Shukla M.D.)
Nice and very supportive for us
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