Some Secrets Should Never Be Kept is a beautifully illustrated children s picture book that sensitively broaches the subject of keeping children safe from inappropriate touch We teach water and road safety but how do we teach Body Safety to young children in a way that is neither frightening nor confronting This book is an invaluable tool for parents caregivers teachers and healthcare professionals to broach the subject of safe and unsafe touch in a non threatening and age appropriate way The comprehensive notes to the reader and discussion questions at the back of the book support both the reader and the child when discussing the story Suitable for children aged 3 to 12 years

Story is a great medium to discuss difficult ics Some Secrets Should Never Be Kept was written to ensure children are armed with knowledge if they are ever touched inappropriately and from the first unsafe touch a child will understand to tell a trusted adult and keep on telling until they are believed It is an important book and one that all children need to hear Forewarned is forearmed This book is supported by free activities and child protection resources on our website Some Secrets Should Never Be Kept is available in 7 languages including English Spanish German Chinese Japanese Italian and French

Body Safety Education (also known as protective behaviours or child sexual abuse prevention education) involves so much more than focusing on stranger danger In fact 95 of sexually abused children will know their abuser and only 5 will be strangers It is also crucial for children to learn that they must never keep secrets that make them feel bad or uncomfortable (in fact we teach it s best not to have secrets in families only happy surprises) The trouble with secrets is that they are the main tool used by child molesters to ensure children remain silent about the abuse Ensuring the secret is kept is of utmost importance to the perpetrator Therefore threats and insisting no one will believe the child is used as a way of controlling the child to be silent Through Body Safety Education parents and children will learn the importance of there being no secrets between us

Parents and carers need to be on the lookout for signs of sexual abuse in children and grooming behaviour which is often focused on themselves as well as their children The answer to the question How do I keep kids safe from sexual abuse is simple teach them Body Safety Education from a very young age Always use the correct names for their genitals ensure they know that the parts covered by their swimsuit are known as their private parts and that private means just for you and consequently not for sharing This is known as the swimsuit lesson When you teach your child that your body belongs to you you are empowering them with confidence through knowledge

Body Safety Education also involves teaching your child that no one can touch their private parts and if they do they must tell a trusted adult until believed

Kids need to be safe as well as feel safe Teaching a child that private means just for you and that their private parts are found under their swimsuit is a valuable lesson that can prevent child molestation

The sexual abuse of children is regrettably very common Approximately 1 in 3 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be sexually abused before their 18th birthday

You can help s child abuse by teaching social and physical boundaries to kids and that some parts are not for sharing A child needs be able to proclaim loudly and with conviction that My body belongs to me I am the boss of my body and that From my head to my toes I say what goes

Please note the author uses safe and unsafe touch or inappropriate touch as preferred terms for good and bad touch which may be confusing for a child as bad touch (inappropriate touch) can often feel good i e be pleasurable and this can cause confusion for a child

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