This book teaches a child, ages four to eight years-old, about personal safety and body ownership. Children learn how to identify who safe adults are in a child’s life. This book shows in positive and practical ways how parents, and educators, can talk to children about personal safety. Children learn about bad touch and good touch, and how their body belongs to them. Parents and educators can help children learn who the safe people are in their lives, and that they can always tell one of them about anything that may happen, and they aren’t comfortable about. Using little bug fairies and fairy houses, ensures that children aren’t scared when this story is read to them, or they read it on their own.
From Mrs.D.
Inappropriate touching is a delicate subject. It is always hard and uncomfortable to talk to children about their bodies and how they should act if someone touches them improperly and then asks the child to keep it a secret. Fear can seal the child’s lips.
“Suzy Has a Secret” is about teaching a child to be open with their parents or to even tell a trusted friend if something terrible happens. This is what happened to Suzy in this fleeting story when her relative touched her in places that were wrong. Scared and ashamed, Suzy doesn’t know how to respond to her uncle’s game. This creates a battle in her immature mind, because she knows what is right and wrong. Her parents always taught her that if something bad happened, she should tell them immediately.
Confused, Suzy turns to her friend. Sometimes it is easier for a child to tell a reliable friend what happened than to confess it to parents. Suzy is no different, and she shares her uncle’s dreadful actions with her friend Lucy, who convinces her to talk to Suzy’s parents. So she did.
This book is a good guide for parents and children on how to tackle this very important subject. Every child should know that it is safe to tell someone trusted if someone touches him or her in private places without permission.
A great tool in how to delicately and directly deal with child abuse!
A useful book for those with children or little ones in their life!
I grew up in a small Kansas (USA) town and I lived in more than one state since then. At this time, my husband and I split our time between Kansas and Colorado (we love the mountains and off road 4-wheeling). Traveling is one of our most favorite things to do and I always have a book or even three books that I read, in the same week. Books were really my thing. It seemed like every time I turned around I was obtaining a new library card due to the current one being stamped complete. Diving into a good book made any day perfect and you would be surprised at the number of books I read over and over. I drew paper dolls and clothes for them, and using watercolor as my medium when painting scenes, especially flowers. I continued with art in high school exploring a wide variety of arts and I loved it! The creative side of me loves to be an amateur "shutter-bug" and we actually have an online art gallery. In college I went into the sciences of all things and received a Bachelor's degree in the Science of Nursing. My nursing career was highly successful and I hung up my nursing hat in December 2012.
Biography
S. Jackson is a retired registered nurse; a member of the Catholic Church, and has taught kindergarten Catechism; she has worked in various capacities for The American Cancer Society, March of Dimes, Cub and Boy Scouts, (son, Noah, is an Eagle Scout), and sponsored trips for high school children music. She loves all forms of art but mostly focuses on the visual arts; such as amateur photography, traditional, and graphic art as her health allows.
A. Raymond is a member of the Catholic Church, and has helped his wife with The American Cancer Society, March of Dimes, Cub and Boy Scouts, and sponsored children alongside his wife on music trips. He devotes his spare time to fishing, reading, playing poker, Jeeping, and travel adventures with his wife. Both love spending time with their grandson, Austin.
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