A Safe Kids Path parent story
She Looked at the Boy and Said "No. My Private Parts Are Mine." Then She Walked Back to the Swings.
She's 5. Three months earlier, she wouldn't have known what to say. Here are the three bedtime books that gave her the words — before she ever needed them.
By a Safe Kids Path mom · 6 min read
My daughter's kindergarten teacher called me on a Tuesday afternoon, and what she told me made me pull over on the side of the road.
She wasn't calling because my daughter was in trouble. She was calling because of something my daughter did on the playground — something she's only seen a handful of kids do in nine years of teaching.
During recess, a boy behind the slide said to my daughter: "I'll show you mine if you show me yours."
"Your daughter didn't hesitate. She said, 'No. My private parts are mine. That's not a game. And I'm going to tell my teacher, because body secrets aren't safe.' Then she walked to me, reported it calmly — and asked to go back to the swings."
I sat on the side of the road and cried. Not because something bad happened — but because something bad almost did, and she shut it down in three seconds.
Three months earlier, she couldn't have. She was the kid who would have frozen — giggled nervously, gone along with it, or come home and said nothing. Because she didn't have the words.
Those weren't magic words. They were three skills — and each one is a book.
What my daughter said wasn't luck. It's exactly what these three little books teach, one skill at a time:
Book 1 — I Trust What I Feel
The tight-tummy "something's wrong" feeling is real — and she's allowed to act on it.
→ "That's not a game."
Book 2 — My Words Keep Me Safe
The actual words: "No." "Stop." "I'm telling" — and to keep telling until someone helps.
→ "I'm going to tell my teacher."
Book 3 — I'm the Boss of My Body
The rule: her private parts are hers. No one touches them — not in games, not on dares.
→ "My private parts are mine."
Three books. One reflex: feel it → say it → own it. That's the whole thing she did on that playground — in order, in three seconds.
I was terrified it would scare her. It didn't.
The first night I braced for tears. She laughed on page two. To her, they're just bedtime stories — rhymes, characters, a bunny on her lap. She learned the words the way she learned her ABCs. Prepare, don't scare.
Ages 4+
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Parents keep telling us the same thing
★★★★★
My little girl is not yet 3 and she loves these books — and has even put them into practice. At a restaurant, the waiter was very friendly but it made her uncomfortable, and she had the tools to use her words. It was in no way a dangerous situation, but I'm proud she had the confidence to express her discomfort.
— Amy A. · Verified buyer
★★★★★
We bought this set for our 4-year-old granddaughter. She wanted us to come to her bedroom to play school and teach us about her book — she used the diagram to explain body parts, all the appropriate words, and the no-touch areas. I am so relieved and happy that she has the words to know what to say.
— Kathy H. · Verified buyer
★★★★★
When I saw the ad pop up, I knew this was something I needed for my daughter — especially now that she's started school. Every night at book time I ask which book she wants, and it's always one from this set. It makes me feel so much better knowing she knows how to protect her body when I'm not there.
— Serena S. · Verified buyer
"But she's 5, and we're careful."
I said that too. For three weeks. Here's the hard part: most kids who are harmed aren't taken by a stranger — it's someone the family knows, and it usually looks like a "game." A good neighborhood doesn't change that. The goal was never to scare her. It was to hand her the words before she needed them.
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- All 3 body-safety books — Feel it · Say it · Own it
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Don't be the parent I was three months before that phone call. She's 5. She said it like she was telling me what she had for lunch. Give your child the words — before they need them.
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