On Friday was the final Child Protection lesson.

In this session, Ms Jill revisited the Body Safety Rules:

-Your body is your own and you choose who can touch you and when they may touch you – hugs, kisses, shaking hands etc

– You should have a Safety Network – 5 adults in your life who you can trust and you can tell anything to.

– You should recognise early warning signs – feeling sick, heart beating fast, breathing too fast – that are signals that things are not right. Trust your instincts.

– You should never keep secrets that make you feel bad or uncomfortable. Tell a trusted adult, though it can be a very difficult thing to do.

– Private parts are private. You should call them by the correct scientific names. You must tell a trusted adult if anyone asks you to touch their private parts or asks to see yours.

We read the book ‘Some Secrets Should Never Be Kept”

We talked about what the word ‘abuse’ means – trying to hurt someone over a period of time and not respecting boundaries.

Physical abuse – hitting, kicking, biting

Sexual abuse – involves private parts (the parts usually covered by swim suits).

This session concludes this series of lessons.