“I Got Safe So Quickly!”: How Kids Feel After Telling About Sexual Abuse
In the days after a student discloses abuse, I always touch base to see how things are going. I tell them (again) how brave they were and how proud of them I am. Unfortunately, not all of these stories...
View ArticleKindergarten Lessons for Sexual Abuse Prevention
Many people have asked if I would share the sexual abuse lessons that I teach in grades K-5, and I am most happy to oblige. Deciding how best to teach about sexual abuse prevention can be a daunting...
View ArticleFirst Grade Lessons for Sexual Abuse Prevention
My first grade sexual abuse prevention lessons revisit and build upon the skills and concepts covered in kindergarten. (See Kindergarten Lessons for Sexual Abuse Prevention.) For this series of three...
View ArticleA Collection of Sexual Abuse Prevention Resources
It has been deeply gratifying to hear from so many people about how they have used the sexual abuse prevention lessons and resources that I have written about in various blog posts. I am passionate...
View ArticleColoring Book Helps Kids Learn About Sexual Abuse Prevention
Recently, McKenzie Roman, a community educator from the YWCA in Kalamazoo, Michigan contacted me to ask if she could use some of the ideas in my posts about sexual abuse prevention in a coloring book...
View ArticleA Must-Have Video: Real Kids Tell How to Stop Abuse
There is nothing like kids teaching kids – it is engaging, powerful, and another kid’s words can often be more meaningful than an adult’s. It’s great to have role models visit a classroom to talk about...
View ArticleSecond Grade Lessons for Sexual Abuse Prevention
My sexual abuse prevention unit for second grade consists of three lessons, which revisit and build upon the skills and concepts covered in first grade. For these lessons you will need the books Scoop...
View ArticlePreparing Students (and Yourself) for Sexual Abuse Prevention Lessons
Let’s face it: it’s not easy to teach lessons about hard topics. And there’s not much that gets harder than talking about sexual abuse, even when the subject is actually sexual abuse prevention. It’s a...
View ArticleThird Grade Lessons for Sexual Abuse Prevention
My sexual abuse prevention unit for third grade is comprised of three lessons, which focus on body safety, trusting “yucky” or uncomfortable feelings, recognizing grooming behaviors, and the importance...
View ArticleFourth Grade Lessons for Sexual Abuse Prevention
My sexual abuse prevention unit for fourth grade consists of two lessons that focus on how to recognize and report about grooming and sexual abuse. Each lesson begins with a read-aloud story in which a...
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