Comments on: An incident at Charlottes School

By: Jessica @ Riding with Jessica

Jessica @ Riding with Jessica — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:20:01 +0000

I talk to my kids all the time about if someone makes them uncomfortable by the way they talk to them or by touching them. I am scared to death about someone taking advantage of my kids.

By: 1stopmom

1stopmom — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:25:19 +0000

I don’t blame you at all for being concerned. My policy is always better safe than sorry! That is really good that you practiced how to yell no. I really like what Creative Junkie said about the bathing suit. I never heard that before but it makes sense.

By: DG

DG — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:08:26 +0000

You need to talk about the good touch and bad touch point blank. I actually learned it because my school had a school assembly in the library when I was in first grade and they did some situational skits and the fact that they weren’t vulgar about it but were honest about the difference between the two helped a lot!

By: Karen of Sillymonkeez

Karen of Sillymonkeez — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:24:33 +0000

I didn’t have time to read all the other comments, but I reviewed this book and thought it was pretty good. It’s called “My Body Belongs to Me” and written by the Bronx Assistant D.A. http://www.amazon.com/My-Body-Belongs-Jill-Starishevsky/dp/0982121601/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265422925&sr=8-1

By: DogsMom

DogsMom — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:24:36 +0000

You can also use her dolls as an example. There are spots that strangers should not be looking or touching.
I would continue to ask questions at school to find out more details of what did happen and what will be done to prevent it from happening in the future.

By: annie @ mama dweeb

annie @ mama dweeb — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:13:53 +0000

Follow your gut and be gentle. I’d just be general with her, you know “these parts are our own and we need to keep them to ourselves.” I have no real wisdom since my little girl is only 2. Oh what I have to look forward to!

By: Eve

Eve — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:11:49 +0000

I am so scared of having any type of talk, I haven’t been there yet so I dont know what to suggest LOL

By: Robin

Robin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:10:14 +0000

It sounds like you did a fine job. you don’t want to scare the heck out of her or anything.

By: Shynea @ Penny Pinching Diva

Shynea @ Penny Pinching Diva — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:09:58 +0000

I understand EXACTLY how you are feeling because I would be very uneasy that this happened at my son’s school. It is so sad, but children are growing up faster and faster these days.

By: Creative Junkie

Creative Junkie — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:09:56 +0000

5 is a good age to start discussing it. I would say to just beware of all body parts that can be covered with a bathing suit. Try not to scare her – just calmly tell her in age appropriate terms that no one is allowed to touch her anywhere where a bathing suit would cover her – kwim?