Programs

New & Noteworthy

• SAVE THE DATE:
  Annual Chocolate and Wine Tasting Event
  October 15, 2010 - 6-8:30 pm at
  Lake Forest Golf Club, Ann Arbor
  Click here for details
  For more info: call 734-434-4215
• Free Net Smart Presentations
  Venue: WISD, 1819 Wagner Road, Ann Arbor, MI
  August 17: 6:00-8:00 pm Health Safety & the Internet
  September 14: 6:00-8:00 pm Internet Safety 101
  Please RSVP to: 734-434-4215 or internetsafety@washtenawchildren.org
• Click here to view the Slauson Middle School Presentation on Internet Safety.
• To see the brochure for our 2010 Annual Conference, click here.
• For Internet Safety Program Information, click here.
• For Internet Safety Tips & Resources, click here.
• To find out where we are doing Parent & Community Presentations, click here.
• To see the latest version of our online Newsletter, click here.
• The Luncheon Lecture Series for 2009-10: BREAKING THE CYCLE: How to Identify, Understand and Treat Trauma in Children. For a brochure, click here.
• For Safer Sleep for Infants DVD & Safe Sleep Information, click here.

Thank You to Our
2010 Autumn Delights
Sponsors

Milk Chocolate Sponsors

Allergy and Immunology Associates
of Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor State Bank

Bank of Ann Arbor

Quantum Physical Therapy

Tutorial Services, Inc.

Bittersweet Chocolate Sponsors

Boyd Cosmetic Surgical Institute

Bredernitz, Wagner & Co., P.C.

Dykema

Physical Therapy in Motion

Probility Physical Therapy

Body Safety

Body Safety Training

Teaching Children about being Safe

The Body Safety Training program was developed to educate children four years old and younger about personal safety, especially child sexual abuse. The objectives of the program include developing personal safety skills; and increasing knowledge and skills related to preventing or reporting child sexual abuse all presented in a manner that young children can grasp. The emphasis is on developing prevention skills in young children with information and techniques such as modeling, rehearse social reinforcement, shaping and feedback. Key program concepts include:

• the child as the boss of his/her own body
• identifying "private parts" and the proper terminology for these parts
• distinguishing appropriate from inappropriate situations in which a bigger person (stranger, relative, acquaintance) looks at or touches their private parts
• how to respond to inappropriate touch
• it is never a child’s fault when they are abused

The program is suited for small groups of children (10-15), three and four years old. It is offered in a series of ten lessons which can be presented as one 15 minutes lesson a day for about two weeks, or tailored to meet the needs of your setting. Time is given for role-playing what is learned and the previous lesson is reinforced in subsequent lessons. Stories about children in potentially dangerous situations are used to practice how children could respond. Parents are provided with an informational piece about the program when it is instituted and are given regular updates about material covered in the trainings so they can reinforce them at home.

For more information about this program, to volunteer to be a presenter, or to schedule a training in your pre-school or childcare setting, please contact Program Director, Marcia Dykstra click here.