1. Safe Touch, Unsafe Touch
Danielle Mosher, BA
Guardian Angel Community Services

2. Goals To teach students the difference between safe and unsafe touches
To inform students of their private parts and that no one should touch them without a good reason
To help students identify a trusted adult
To help students differentiate between safe and unsafe secrets
To teach students different ways to say “no” to an unsafe touch

18. Safe Touches Safe touches are wanted
Safe touches can be a way to share feelings
Safe touches come from someone you love and trust
Safe touches make you feel:
Happy
Comfortable
Loved
Important

19. What are some SAFE touches?

20. Unsafe Touches Unsafe touches are unwanted
Unsafe touches can make you feel like something is wrong
They make you feel:
Confused
Sad
Scared
Angry

21. What are some UNSAFE touches?

22. Unsafe Touches cont. Unsafe touches are NEVER your fault
You are in charge of your body
Your body belongs to you

23. Private Parts
Your body has private parts. These are the parts that your bathing suit covers.
Why is it important that we keep these areas covered?

24. Parts Your Bathing Suit Covers

25. Private Touches
It is sometimes OK for a parent, doctor or a nurse to look at or touch your private parts to:
Change a baby’s diaper
Wash and dry a baby
Take care of a sick child
Give a child a checkup
NO ONE else should ask to look at or try touch your private parts
NO ONE should ask you look at or touch their private parts
NOT EVEN SOMEONE WHO LOVES YOU

26. Trusted Adults Someone you can tell secrets to
Someone you can talk to if you are scared, sad, or uncomfortable
Ex:
Parent
Grandparent
Teacher
Principal

27. Safe Secrets Safe secrets do not hurt anybody
Safe secrets do not make people feel bad
Safe secrets are fun!
Ex: Not telling anybody what you got your mom for her birthday

28. Unsafe Secrets Unsafe secrets hurt people
Unsafe secrets make people feel bad
If a person says to keep a secret about an unsafe look or touch: DO NOT DO IT!
Ex: Not telling anybody that somebody touched you in an unsafe way

29. Unsafe Secrets cont.
A person may try to trick you into keeping an unsafe secret
They may say:
If you tell, you will get in trouble
I will not like you if you tell
If you tell, your pet will get hurt
I will give you a toy to keep our secret
You liked it.
You wanted to do it

30. Speak Up!
It is OK to say “No!” if an unsafe look or touch ever happens to you.
What are other ways to say no?

31. NO!
STOP IT!
I DO NOT LIKE THAT!
I AM GOING TO TELL!

32. What do you do? TELL, TELL, TELL until believed
Tell more than one trusted adult
Remember: UNSAFE TOUCHES ARE NEVER YOUR FAULT

33. Scenario #1
What would you do if your babysitter wanted you to sit on her lap but you did not want to because it made you uncomfortable?

34. Scenario #2
What would you do if a family friend showed you his/her private parts?

35. Scenario #3
What would you do if a classmate pushed you to the ground during recess but there were no adults around?

36. Scenario #4
What if your aunt wants you to give her a kiss every time that you talk to her, but you don’t want to because it makes you feel uncomfortable?

37. Scenario #5
What would you do if a friend came to you and told you that his uncle touched him in his private area and that it made him very uncomfortable? He tells you to keep it a secret.

38. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?