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It's MY Body: A Book to Teach Young Children How to Resist Uncomfortable Touch Paperback – Illustrated, January 1, 1982

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Discusses the different types of touching and offers advice on how to react to unwanted touching.

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"Sensitive and positive approach to teaching young children how to resist uncomfortable touches by helping them understand a range of touching and the concepts of autonomy and privacy." -- Judith Rovenger, Sesame Street Parent's Guide, Sept. 1990

"This little book, has been written especially for the preschool child. Material like this can help children to cope with the problem themselves." -- The Reviewing Librarian, Vol. 12 #1 Fall 1986

"We highly recommend it . . . ." -- Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, Vol. 15, Summer 1986

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Lory Freeman (now Lory Britain) has tackled tough topics in all of her books. "It's MY Body," written when her children were young, was one of the first children's books to cover sexual abuse. Now a director of a respite nursery, Dr. Britain is also the author of "Loving Touches," which discusses positive touching and respect for others' bodies, and the new "My Grandma Died," which explains death and the grieving process to very young children.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chicago Review Press
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 1982
Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 34 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0943990033
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0943990033
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.08 ounces
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 2 - 4 years, from customers
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.08 x 8.5 inches
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 3

Best Sellers Rank: #108,846 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #42 in Children's Safety Books (Books)
- #72 in Children's Books on Abuse
- #265 in Children's Manners Books

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Lory Britain, Ph.D. (also known as Lory Freeman) Early Childhood Education:
Dr. Britain has over 35 years of highly regarded expertise helping children, teachers, families and other adults who value children. This experience includes writing children's books that help keep children safe and express their feelings ("It's MY Body", "Loving Touches" & "My Grandma Died"); authoring "The Young Child as Scientist" with Christine Chaillé for teachers & students; helping start therapeutic child & family programs (Relief Nurseries) around Oregon and as far away as Ukraine; and receiving the 2009 Bertha Holt Award for Service to Homeless Children.
Despite this extensive professional success, her most cherished moments are reading to young children as a mother, grandmother, aunt & preschool teacher. Dr. Britain feels honored to encourage children & adults to share tender & delightful moments together through her books, pictures & stories. Dr. Britain begin illustrating her books with Mama Crow's Gift (El Regalo de Mamá Cuervo) in 2011 and One, Two, Three…It’s Great to be ME! in 2012 and more. I'm Happy Sad Today: Making Sense of Mixed-Together Feelings (2019) illustrated by Matthew Rivera receives rave reviews by parents, teachers and therapists. Dr. Britain continues bringing her extensive early childhood expertise to her writing, illustrations, educational consultations, and school author/illustrator visits. www.lorybritain.com
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Hello, I am pleased to share with you all the wonderful ways that we can support children to grow and develop in healthy ways and delight in the joys of childhood. Over 30 years ago, I wrote It's MY Body: A book to help young children resist uncomfortable touch (as Lory Freeman). This book as helped thousands of children around the world. And now, I am dedicating my efforts to creating new and meaningful picture books for children. Please visit my website at WWW.LORYBRITAIN.COM to learn about all my books, my art, services and my professional experiences for the past 35 years. Thank you, Lory Britain, PhD
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Customers find this book effective for teaching children about bodily autonomy and safety, with one noting it's a great introduction to more difficult topics for parents. Moreover, the content is to the point and appropriate for very young children, particularly around age 4. However, the illustrations receive mixed feedback, with several customers describing them as poor.

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Customers find the book effective for teaching children about bodily autonomy, with one customer noting it makes difficult topics easier to discuss with little ones.

"...Very basic, easy to read and explain to children a truly difficult yet important topic." Read more

"...I like that it invites the child to practice saying no. However, it is way too vague...." Read more

"Very age appropriate book for my 3 year old. Easy to read & understand & my little one enjoys it." Read more

"An easy-to-understand book for 2 to 6+. It does a good job of explaining that a child always has a right to choose whether to be touched or to touch." Read more

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Customers appreciate the book's focus on body safety and abuse prevention, with one customer noting it's never too early to teach children about safety.

"...about appropriate touch, child adult relationships, and abuse prevention. This book does NOT go into detail about abuse or private parts...." Read more

"Great book about body autonomy/security! This gives our children the vocabulary to say no! This gives our children permission to own their bodies...." Read more

"This book is a classic tool for introducing children to the topic sexual abuse...." Read more

"...I recommend this as a great tool to teach your kids to protect themselves in a very simple easy way...." Read more

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Customers find the book's content to be excellent and to the point, with one customer noting it effectively covers the subject matter.

"...basic, easy to read and explain to children a truly difficult yet important topic." Read more

"I like this book. It's very simple and to the point...." Read more

"...Does a good job of going over the subject without being scary. I do like that it encourages kids to practice saying "no, I don't like that!"..." Read more

"Simple. To the point. Great way to start talking about this issue to your kids...." Read more

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Customers find the book appropriate for very young children, particularly those around age 4.

"I feel this book is essential to all children now more than ever especially to the boys...." Read more

"Very age appropriate book for my 3 year old. Easy to read & understand & my little one enjoys it." Read more

"Brief and simple concept appropriate for very young children. Young clients were able to comprehend and reflect what was taught...." Read more

"...Perfect for toddlers it is never too early to teach your children about safety & abuse prevention." Read more

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"This is a good book to reinforce, teach and impower your children...." Read more

"The book arrived really quickly, in excellent conditions. It is really useful to use working with at-risk children...." Read more

"Very child friendly, and great material!" Read more

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"...The pictures leave a little to be desired." Read more

"...get the message without anything being graphic, the illustrations are rather dry and boring...." Read more

"...Each page has one sentence and a lame illustration. Useless. Not impressed at all. Especially for the price paid, definately not worth it!..." Read more

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karatchris
Great basic book to start conversation.
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2025
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This book is a classic tool for introducing children to the topic sexual abuse. The main character in the book is young child who learns about telling trusted grownups about uncomfortable touches. Very basic, easy to read and explain to children a truly difficult yet important topic.

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Toddler Mom
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Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2012
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Its so important to educate kids to be assertive about their bodies. My Mom used this book with me 28 years ago and now I an using it with my daughter. I looked at a lot of other books but none presented the topic the way I wanted. This is a great book to open discussions about appropriate touch, child adult relationships, and abuse prevention. This book does NOT go into detail about abuse or private parts. However it does teach assertiveness to kids in a non-scary way. We started reading this book when my daughter was ~2 1/2 years old. She is now 3 1/2 and I use the page with the "scary" looking man to talk more about the topic. This is NOT a book that you just read cover to cover, but it is a great tool for starting conversations about bodies and abuse.

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AshleyRenee
even a child really young would understand
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2015
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I like this book. It's very simple and to the point. My only complaint (and not worth taking a star) is that my 3yr old thought it was a coloring book. I think it would have maintained his interest a little more if the illustrations were more insteresting. It's also a bit repetitive; however, I understand the importance of the repetition on a subject matter such as this. This is a book we will read often as it stresses the importance of "it's MY body and anything done to or with MY body needs MY permission". It also talks about touching other people in saying that just as MY body needs MY permission, someone else's body needs their permission. It's a bit simplistic so even a child really young would understand, but it covers all the bases Highly recommend!

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Lumi
Good message overall, doesn't discuss the need to tell
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2012
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Good book for young children. The person who complained it's 1 picture with 1 sentence per page must not be familiar with preschool books, as anything more would be overwhelming to them. Does a good job of going over the subject without being scary. I do like that it encourages kids to practice saying "no, I don't like that!" aloud, but I wish it also included something about the need to tell if someone tried to touch them inappropriately.

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Christina
helped me open up dialogue with my son about an inappropriate situation that occurred with him.
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2019
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Simple. To the point. Great way to start talking about this issue to your kids.
I recommend this as a great tool to teach your kids to protect themselves in a very simple easy way.
Black and white pages with not too much going on on them i was worried my child (4 years old) would be bored but he asked me to read it a second time.

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One Of The Best Matterials Out There
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2018
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I feel this book is essential to all children now more than ever especially to the boys. The passage is very easy to understand and both parents and children can read it together, which I like about this book the most. I highly encourage and recommend all the parents in the world to get this book in your bookshelves.

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Cyr22
Ended up being a joke with my daughter
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2012
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So my 7-year-old daughter found this book so awkward, it ended up being a joke with us, yelling "No! It's MY body!" anytime we were within 3 feet of each other. BUT I think it did get the point across, even if she rolled her eyes. I'm glad I bought it, because even if she didn't take it seriously, it opened up a conversation for us to say it's important for her to speak up when something makes her uncomfortable. Might have been better if she was younger, like 3 or 4.

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Susan Sloan
It's My Body book
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2020
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This is a wonderful book. I had it for my grandchildren when they were little and this copy is for my great-granddaughter for Christmas. I recommend it for anyone who has small children.

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Regina Beaudin
This book offers clear and concise responses for children to use in dealing with unwanted touch/or asked to do the touching .
Reviewed in Canada on June 18, 2014
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Page 18 is very important as it stated " If someone wants me to touch them any place or way that makes me feel uncomfortable .
I won't share my body ! There are so many ways that sexual abuse of children can occur so it is important that the children are made aware as much as possible.

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Ms P
Great for body awareness and boundaries.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 30, 2025
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Great book. I remember being read this as a child. Now I'm reading it to mine.

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Tecekelly
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Glad this is still in print. EASY to teach children (and confused adults) about consent.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 11, 2013
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I bought this for my 4yr old's as it is very simple to work with, it has a large pencil picture and few words but they work and my girls understood it very quickly and liked repeating the very important phases if in certain situations. There was only one or two words/feelings that weren't understandable to them but it was easy to just change it , for their age. I would definitely recommend this book for the young to understand their feelings and that it okay not to want to do things at certain times in their life. Which we should understand that too.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 28, 2016
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Fantastic book used to teach my children how to protect themselves. This would be a great book to use in schools!

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