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YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF YOUR BODY

“You Are In Charge of Your Body” is educational and empowering for our children today. They will learn to recognize
sexual abuse as it occurs, protect themselves from it, and know how and whom to tell. I hope that all of our school-aged
children will have this video series available to see as soon as possible. The benefits will be immeasurable!” –Peter L.
Richel, MD, FAAP

Highly Recommended. Designed for grades 3-5, this important program takes a direct but age-appropriate approach to
the subject of sexual abuse...” - Video Librarian

2015 Notable Children’s Video American Library Association
CINE 2013 WINNER: GOLDEN EAGLE AWARD
2014 SPECIAL JURY AWARD

Grades 1-3 2013 CC 34 min/3 parts Human Relations Media
You Are In Charge of Your Body is an age-appropriate, comprehensive curriculum (video and print) developed by elementary school
educators and sexual abuse experts. The goal is to protect young children from abuse by helping them to understand what sexual abuse
is, how they can recognize it, how and whom to tell, and empowering kids to take charge of their bodies. Carefully and sensitively
presented, the video uses animated scenarios to illustrate sexual abuse situations and model how kids should react to protect
themselves. The key message is that sexual abuse is not the fault of the child and that they don’t have to endure abuse in silence.
Part One: Recognizing Sexual Abuse
The concept of body boundaries is introduced and the difference between safe and unsafe touches is illustrated using the real names of
private body parts (penis, vagina, breasts and buttocks). Three examples of safe/unsafe touch are told using stylized animation.
Part Two: Stopping an Abuser
This program teaches kids what to do if their body boundaries have been crossed. Using the same scenarios from Part One, students are
taught NO and GO; how to say NO assertively and how to GO safely and quickly.
Part Three: Telling Someone
Part three teaches kids how to create their personal safety network. It’s a list of trusted adults to go to for help in an emergency
including parents, teachers, and others. Viewers learn how to tell a trusted adult what happened using the real names of body parts.
Acted out scenarios demonstrate exactly how to do this. Kids are reassured that sexual abuse is never their fault or something to keep
secret. If someone touches you inappropriately, tell a trusted adult.
#600622-SE15 $219: includes DVD (3 parts), teacher’s resource book, student handouts with pre/post tests in digital format.
Streaming Rights (3 year term): Single School – K-12: $328.50

2 McIntyre Media Inc. tel: 800-565-3036 fax: 519-942-8489 email: info@mcintyre.ca www.mcintyre.ca