What If Game (With Intro) My Body Is My Body Child Abuse Prevention Programme ©2017

The What If Game - My Body Is My Body Child Abuse Prevention Programme www.mybodyismybody.com
The My Body is My Body Programme is designed for children from 3 - 8 years olds.

How to use this programme:
Keep it Fun -
The songs are fun, positive animations, introduced by a character called Cynthie, this should help you to keep the message simple. Sing along, do hand movements or dance, anything to make the message memorable.
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Keep it Simple -
Young children do not need to know any in depth details of abuse just give them simple rules:
1. Nobody should be hurting you
2. Nobody should be touching your private parts
3. Nobody should take photos of your private parts
4. If you have a problem tell somebody
5. Don’t keep secrets if someone is hurting you
6. Tell someone if you are being bullied

Keep it positive -
The main objective is to empower children so they feel positive about their bodies and safe in the knowledge that they have someone to talk to if there is a problem.

The What If Game - Video
Song 3
The “What If Game

Song Objectives
To teach children to say NO with authority

The 'What If' game can be applied to any situation that you may suspect is happening to a child. Use the game to give answers to difficult situations that they may not know how to get out of safely.

Examples.....
1. 'What If' someone knocks on the door and you are alone at home? What would you do?

a) Never open the door
b) Call a neighbour or relative if they won't go away
c) Call the police if you can't get any help and you are scared.

2. 'What If' a babysitter tries to touch your private parts.
a) Tell them NO then go and tell someone
b) Don’t keep it a secret even if they ask you to

Explaining Strangers to children
If you ask a group of children what a Stranger is - you may get 20 different answers such as:
a) A stranger is a bad person
b) Someone that will hurt you
c) Someone that gives you sweets
Children have many misconceptions as to what "Strangers" are.
We teach our children: “Don't talk to strangers"
"Don't get in a car with a stranger"
"Don't take sweets from a stranger"
But....we often forget to tell them what a stranger is.
So firstly we need to teach children What Is A Stranger ?
A Stranger is someone we don't know !
A Stranger can be
A Man or a Lady, someone old or young
Someone of any colour or social group
Not all strangers are bad people, and if someone that you love or trust introduces you to a stranger - that stranger can become a friend, BUT....unless someone you love and trust introduces you to a stranger you should never talk to them on your own.

In this digital age where information about children and their parents is readily available on the internet people can easily get to know the names of a child’s family members and may try and trick them into going with them. Tell them that even if the person knows a lot of things about them, if they don’t know them, they are a stranger and don’t go with them.

Give children examples of what lies some strangers may tell them for example:
a) Your Mummy asked me to pick you up from school as she is running late
b) I have lost my puppy, please could you come and help me look for it
c) I want to show you something really exciting, I promise I will bring you right back
Another rule is to never accept gifts from a stranger - no matter how nice the gift is.