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Koala and Bunny ~ Rhino and Elephant ~ Squirrel and Bunny

Teaching Children Protective Behaviours

The first section of the books include

Testimonies
Foreword
Recommended Use
Why openings in our bodies are special
Summary
The story of Koala and Bunny
Images

The second section of the books include

The story of Koala and Bunny and seven black and white skeleton images of the full colour images, which are intended to be used as a colouring in book and also to be coloured in, interactively between adults and children. There are also two A4 size black and white skeleton images of Koala and Bunny for colouring in. The back cover includes a section About the Author.

The Stories

The stories of Koala and Bunny, Rhino and Elephant and Squirrel and Bunny, simply tell of the creatures playing with a twig and thinking that it is fun to put the twig in their ears and nose.  They both get sick as they get germs in their ears and nose, that are on the twig. They have to visit the Doctor to have the germs removed and eventually get better. They learn that they do not play around with the special parts of each others bodies, including ears and noses.


Foreword

Through two simple stories, the aim is to help prevent the sexual abuse of children  by making children aware that they have private body parts that no one else is allowed to touch or tickle. When children are old enough to attend to their own hygiene, they should be encouraged to wash and dry the private parts of their bodies themselves. It is hoped that children will learn that although it's okay for them to touch their own private body parts in private, it is wrong for anyone else to touch, play with or tickle them and its wrong for anyone else to ask them to touch their private body parts. If this happens, you, the parent, need to know. If a child tells you that someone has behaved sexually, please believe the child and inform your child abuse helpline (usually in the emergency section at the front of phone books). Youths and adults who use children for sex need help. When the instigator is another child, you need to work out whether this is normal sexual curiosity or a sign that the other child has been abused and is re-enacting what happened. Curiosity involves same-age children, is short-lasting and consists of  "You show me yours and I'll show you mine" - an equal partnership that usually involves looking rather than touching. If the behaviour involves inserting objects, threats, secrets, porn language, requests for oral sex, tricks, or an older child, it is not normal curiosity and should be reported to the child abuse report line.

Why openings in our bodies are special

We have openings in our ears that help us to hear, and we have openings in our nose that help us to smell. Our mouth is a very special  opening  because it carries food into our bodies and we have to keep it very clean and healthy. All of our openings are special and we have to take good care of them. Openings help us breathe air into our lungs, eat and digest food, drink, go to the toilet, feed  babies, give birth to babies, make  babies, hear sounds, smell things that smell, taste and  talk. Most of the time our openings will look after themselves. One thing we shouldn't do, is touch  or play around with  anyone's openings, because they are very special, and the smallest germs can spread inside us, and make us sick.

Recommended Use

1/. For young Children it is recommended that parents etc., only read the Story to them. Then use the story of  “Why openings in our bodies are special." as a  guide to educate in your own way, about the functions and  importance of the openings in our bodies. You can use the information in "Why openings in our bodies are special" as the foundation for a Quiz to interact with children and bring some fun into the stories. You might ask " Where do we have openings in our bodies", and  "What functions certain openings have". This is recommended to be more of an effective, gentle, and enjoyable approach.

2/. For older Children the above approach may be used, or the complete book may be read to, or given to children at the discretion of the parent etc., considering the maturity of the child.

Summary

There is a mass of child protection information available through Government, Child protection and health services, such as "What a Child should do if someone attempts to touch their private parts".  It is recommended that you seek this information and become fully aware of the current procedures offered by these  professionals. In no way is this book meant to deter children from touching themselves, and this is an issue for you to clarify with your children, in your own way. It is hoped that this knowledge will be carried through to adulthood, and that older, responsible children, will help educate younger ones. 

Koala and Bunny is Affiliated with http://www.sexualassaultclinic.org Benoni, Gauteng South Africa.

All Rights Reserved. © 2010, A. Smith.