Your Body Belongs to You
by Cornelia Maude Spelman, Teri Weidner
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Author: Cornelia Maude Spelman, Teri WeidnerIllustrator: Teri Weidner
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2000-03
ISBN: 0807594733
Number of pages: 24
Reading Level: Baby-Preschool
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
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Book Review: Great intro book or classroom tool.
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is a great resource for ages 3-6/7 to cover aspects of touching including unwanted touching, what to do if you don't want to be touched, areas of your body that are private and not keeping secrets. The great thing about this book is that overall it has a positive message - that most of the time kids like to be touched. This allows the book to be reader friendly to the children without scaring them. More importantly, it does not use specific body part language, instead referencing the area covered by your bathing suit as your "private parts". This makes it great for classroom use where the children are being introduced to their bodies and terminology at different times based on their curiosities and maturity (as determined best by the parents). I strongly disagree with any notion that a young child needs to know specific terminology in order to understand that certain areas of their body are private. With that said, children who are already familiar with this topic and have begun to have more specific questions about body parts and function or can grasp more complex scenarios may need a more advanced book on this topic (or you can just talk to them more specifically about it)! Overall, great first book to introduce your child about child abuse safety and suitable unoffensive book for classroom use.
Summary of Your Body Belongs to You
In simple, reassuring language, therapist Cornelia Spelman explains that a child's body is his or her own; that it is all right for children to decline a friendly hug or kiss, even from someone they love; and that "even if you don't want a hug or kiss right now, you can still be friends." A prefatory note helps parents talk to their children about good and bad touching. Full color.General Books
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