1. The YWCA’S Way to be Safe
In the way we play, act, touch, and feel.

2. What Does it Mean to be Safe?
To be protected against danger, harm, risk, or feeling uncomfortable.
To feel positive, loved, and cared for.
Being assertive when something make’s us feel uncomfortable
UNCOMFORTABLE? ASSERTIVE?

3. Being Safe

4. Being Safe

5. What Does it Mean to be Unsafe?
Dangerous, risky, makes you feel uncomfortable.
Bring hurt to our bodies
Touches that are unwanted and make us feel uncomfortable or uneasy

6. Being Unsafe

7. Being Unsafe

9. What is a Safe Touch? Makes you feel happy Makes you feel comfortable
Makes you feel safe and secure inside
Isn’t told to be kept a secret
Enriches our life

10. Safe Touches Hug from a parent or friend High five Pats on the back
Touches that do not make you feel uncomfortable

11. What is an Unsafe Touch? Touches that hurt our bodies
Touches that make us uncomfortable
Touches that are told to be kept a secret
Touches to parts of our bodies that shouldn’t be touched unless it’s to keep us clean or healthy

14. What is an Unwanted Touch?
Can be safe or unsafe touches
Is not wanted by the person receiving it
Okay to say no, even to a familiar person

16. What Kind of Touch is This?

17. What Kind of Touch is This?

18. What Kind of Touch is This?

19. What Does it Mean to be Assertive?
Letting others know how you feel
Telling them what you want
Knowing your body is YOURS and YOURS only!
Saying NO! When something makes you uncomfortable

20. What should I do? What should I say?
If someone touches me in a way that makes me uncomfortable….
TELL SOMEONE
Be assertive
SAY NO!
You are allowed to:
-hit
-scream
-bite
-pinch
-yell

21. Who should I tell? Teacher Parent Counselor Trusted adult
Tell someone AS SOON AS you can

22. What Have We Learned?