Sensitive and positive approach to teaching young children how to resist uncomfortable touches by helping them understand a range of touching and the concepts of autonomy and privacy judith rovenger sesame street parents guide sept 1990. Its my body a book to teach young children how to resist uncomfortable touch childrens safety series abuse prevention by freeman lory 1986 paperback books amazonca. So for me as a single parent the best gift i can give my child is a book just like this one to teach her that her body is special and it belongs to her a short and simply worded book for children as young as 3 to under the one fear most parents experience is the fear of their child being molested. This book helps adults and preschool chidren takl about sexual abuse together in a way which minimizes embarrassment and fear but empasizes self reliance and open communication its my body teaches children two touching codes which should become automatic responses to uncomfortable touch situations. Its my body written when her children were young was one of the first childrens books to cover sexual abuse now a director of a respite nursery dr britain is also the author of loving touches which discusses positive touching and respect for others bodies and the new my grandma died which explains death and the grieving process to very young children