You Can Keep Yourself Safe: Touching Safety & Stranger Safety

Through age-appropriate vignettes students will learn the difference between a safe touch and an unsafe touch. Students will come to understand that any touch whether it s a high-five, a hand shake, a kick, a fist bump, a punch or a kiss can be labeled safe or unsafe depending on the situation and whether or not someone agrees to the touch. The video reinforces the message that only YOU can decide if it s a safe touch or an unsafe touch and that YOU set the boundaries. Viewers will also come to know about private parts of the body and that nobody should ever touch your private parts with a few exceptions. Students will learn what they can do when they feel uncomfortable with a touch and determine it is an unsafe touch. They will come to realize that they re in charge of their body and that only they can decide if it s a safe or unsafe touch. In the video, children will learn the importance of not keeping secrets and the need to get help by telling the secret to a trusted adult. Many children are sexually abused by a family member. It s a confusing and traumatic event in a child s life. More times than not the child feels the incident is their fault. They don t want to get the family member in trouble and they re reluctant to inform anyone of the situation because of the personal ramifications and impact on their family. They also fear that no one will believe them. Viewers will learn that even though divulging the secret is difficult, it is necessary that they inform a grown up they trust immediately. Today, trafficking children for sexual exploitation is the fastest growing criminal enterprise in the world. In this program, students will come to understand the tactics and methods strangers use to manipulate and recruit their victims. Students will learn the warning signs and learn what to do to avoid potentially dangerous situations.