Abuse Education

In the wake of the extremely difficult situation our school has been through recently, we have been blessed with many counselors and pastors coming through our doors and sharing their wisdom and guidance with faculty, staff, students and parents.

We have collected a list of resources they shared with us, in the hopes that it may help you talk to your children about abuse and teach them, in age-appropriate ways, how to protect themselves against abuse.

As a school, we want to encourage anyone who has a concern there might be abuse of any sort (whether in home, sports, school, church), to report your concern to a mandatory reporter (teacher, school personnel, therapist, doctor), or if you feel comfortable, call the police or the DHS Child Abuse Reporting Hotline at 1-800-362-2178. 

Note: Mandatory reporters only need to report a concern and do not investigate. A DHS or Level 1 Investigator will investigate whether or not the concerns are founded.

Books recommended for K-4 Parents:

Sexual Abuse and Good/Bad Touch
-It's My Body
-Something Must be Wrong with Me (boys)
-I Can't Talk about It (girls)
-Good Touch, Bad Touch
-Please Tell

Feelings in General
-The Way I Feel
-Feelings
-How Are You Peeling?

Specific Feelings
-Wemberly Worried
-The Worrywarts
-Why Do I Feel Scared
-When I Feel Angry

Books recommended for Parents of 5-8 (and above)

A few handouts that were shared with us:

Teaching Good Touch, Bad Touch
Information put together by Maggie Greving, LISW and Crista Smidt, School Counselor
Guidelines for the K-4th age group.

Coping and Grief
Information put together by Erin Schroeder at CAASA

If your child does reveal something to you?
Information by Dr. Shawn Scholten at Creative Living Center, PC

Hope & Healing: Reconnecting Our Sexuality & Spirituality
Questions for parents and Jr High to high school students to discuss
by Pastor Aaron & Nicole Baart