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    A Simple Lesson For Teaching Your Child About: Good Touch/ Bad Touch

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    This document provides guidance for teaching children ages 3-7 about appropriate ("good") touching and inappropriate ("bad") touching. It emphasizes establishing open communication, discussing how affection is properly shown in their family, and making it clear that certain areas should never be touched. The document suggests questions to ask children to check their understanding and reinforces that they should tell a trusted adult if anyone touches them in a way that makes them uncomfortable. It also notes the importance of ongoing conversations as children grow older.

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    A Simple Lesson For Teaching Your Child About: Good Touch/ Bad Touch

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    This document provides guidance for teaching children ages 3-7 about appropriate ("good") touching and inappropriate ("bad") touching. It emphasizes establishing open communication, discussing how affection is properly shown in their family, and making it clear that certain areas should never be touched. The document suggests questions to ask children to check their understanding and reinforces that they should tell a trusted adult if anyone touches them in a way that makes them uncomfortable. It also notes the importance of ongoing conversations as children grow older.

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    This document provides guidance for teaching children ages 3-7 about appropriate ("good") touching and inappropriate ("bad") touching. It emphasizes establishing open communication, discussing how affection is properly shown in their family, and making it clear that certain areas should never be touched. The document suggests questions to ask children to check their understanding and reinforces that they should tell a trusted adult if anyone touches them in a way that makes them uncomfortable. It also notes the importance of ongoing conversations as children grow older.

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    A Simple Lesson For Teaching Your Child About: Good Touch/ Bad Touch

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    Gayatri Mudliyar
    This document provides guidance for teaching children ages 3-7 about appropriate ("good") touching and inappropriate ("bad") touching. It emphasizes establishing open communication, discussing how affection is properly shown in their family, and making it clear that certain areas should never be touched. The document suggests questions to ask children to check their understanding and reinforces that they should tell a trusted adult if anyone touches them in a way that makes them uncomfortable. It also notes the importance of ongoing conversations as children grow older.

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    A Simple Lesson for

    Teaching your Child about

    Good Touch/
    Bad
    ages 3-7
    Touch
    background
    Explain to your child the many positive ways you can show affection: hugs, kisses, back-
    rubs, holding hands, etc. Discuss the appropriate ways your family shows physical affec-
    tion. Take the time to learn how your child feels affection: Touch? Words? Time? Service?
    Discuss “bad” touching or touching that makes a child feel uncomfortable or confused.
    Children may think that they will be punished if they tell an adult about a “bad” experi-
    ence that happened to them simply because they were there during the experience. Help
    your child to understand that he or she is not in trouble if someone does touch them
    where their underwear covers or in a way that makes them feel uncomfortable or con-
    fused. Reinforce that you will believe your child if he or she comes to you with this infor-
    mation. This is just one of many, many discussions you should have with your child. (See
    related discussions below.)

    Preparation
    Review the objective of the lesson and understand why it is important to talk to your child
    about it. Read over the lesson first and try to anticipate what your child is ready for and
    what questions your child might have. Familiarize yourself with the glossary terms.

    Objective
    Help your child understand that there are good types of touching and bad types of
    touching. Empower them by teaching them to know the purpose and meaning of affec-
    tion and it’s opposite, bad touching which makes them feel uncomfortable. And you will
    teach them skills for how to say no, how to protect themselves and how to report some-
    thing that is inappropriate.

    What is Good Touch/Bad Touch?


    There are many positive ways you can show affection: hugs, kisses, backrubs, holding
    hands, etc. Discuss the appropriate ways your family shows physical affection. Make it
    clear to your child that we do not allow people to touch us where our underwear covers.

    other points to make


    There are many positive ways you can show affection: hugs, kisses, backrubs, holding
    hands, etc. Discuss the appropriate ways your family shows physical affection. Make it
    clear to your child that we do not allow people to touch us where our underwear covers.

    • One way we show people we care about them is through touch


    • We do not allow people to touch us where our underwear covers
    • Parents can help children wash their bodies until we are able to do it themselves
    • Doctors can examine you when a parent is present
    • These are people we trust (list people your family can trust)
    questions to ask your child
    • What kind of touch do you like best? Hugs? Kisses? High fives? Knuckles?
    • Can you think of ways that other people or even animals express
    affection to each other?
    • What should you do if someone touches you in a way that makes you
    feel uncomfortable?
    • What kind of hug is ok?
    • Can bad touch happen when you have clothes on?

    Following Up
    • Teach your child to come to you if anyone touches them where underwear covers
    or in a way that makes them feel uncomfortable or confused.
    • Each time your child is not in your care for any period of time, it is a good idea to
    remind them of ways to protect and prepare themselves.
    • It may be helpful to practice ways that a child could approach a parent or trusted
    adult with information about “bad touching.”
    • This will not be a one-time discussion, you’ll want to reiterate these principles
    continuously. This lesson will likely lead to other valuable discussions like anatomy,
    predators, good touch/bad touch and predators, all of which can be found in
    30 Days of Sex Talks, Empowering Your Child with Knowledge of Sexual Intimacy.
    (Available on Amazon.com)

    Related Discussions
    (which can also be found in 30 Days of Sex Talks)

    Public
    Private
    Respecting Self and Others
    Predators

    GLOSSARY TERMS
    Affection - A feeling or type of love that exceeds general goodwill.

    Appropriate - Suitable, proper, or fitting for a particular purpose, person, or circumstance.

    Friend - Someone with whom a person has a relationship of mutual affection. A friend is
    closer than an associate or acquaintance. Friends typically share emotions and characteris-
    tics such as affection, empathy, honesty, trust, and compassion.

    Respect - A feeling or understanding that someone or something is important and should


    be treated in an appropriate way.

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