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Family Services
Strengthening our Children, Families and Communities to be Safe,
Healthy & Thriving.
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My
Body Belongs To Me
is a non-threatening personal safety and sexual abuse
prevention program designed to give children and their
families the knowledge,
tools and self-confidence needed to act effectively when
confronted by potentially
dangerous situations and people.
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Teachers
preview the classroom presentation and review the California
Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Law. Each teacher is given
additional resource materials concerning abuse indicators
and how to respond when abuse is suspected or when a child
actually discloses an incidence of inappropriate touching. |
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Parent
involvement is an essential part of the program.
One or two weeks prior to the classroom presentation,
parents preview the curriculum and receive a packet of
useful information on the issue of child sexual abuse
including a list of resources available to families in
crisis. |
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Children
see a video on personal safety followed by a discussion
on how to recognize and respond to potentially dangerous
situations and people. The children are taught the
three-part sequence of safety: Say "NO," "Get
Away," and, most importantly, "Tell an adult
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My
Body Belongs To Me stresses to parents and
children the need to break the silence and it gives the
children the incentive to share this secret with an
understanding adult.
Help
make the world a safer place for children!
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Taking
Care of Little Me
is a non-threatening personal safety and sexual abuse
prevention program designed to give pre-school and
elementary school children and their families the knowledge,
tools and self-confidence needed to act effectively when
confronted by potentially dangerous situations and people.
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Parent
involvement is essential to success. One or two
weeks before the classroom presentation, parents preview the
curriculum and receive tips in teaching child safety. They
are also given information on how to use the workbook given
to each child. |
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Teachers
are instructed in mandated reporting laws and in what to do
when abuse is suspected or when a child actually discloses
an incidence of inappropriate touching. |
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Children
see a video entitled "The ABC’s of Personal Safety."
Following the video a trained volunteer, using a large
picture book and role-plays, teaches the children how to
recognize and respond to potentially dangerous situations
and people. They learn the three-part sequence of safety:
Say "NO," "Get Away" and
most importantly "Tell a Helper". Each
child is given a workbook to take home.
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Facts
you should know: |
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85%
of sexual molest offenses against children are committed by
someone the child knows and trusts. |
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Many
children never tell anyone because they are too afraid,
confused and ashamed. |
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Offenders
usually interpret a child’s silence as either consent or
acceptance. |
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When
the child speaks up and says "No" and "I’m
going to tell," over 90% of offenders will stop |
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