This book is part of a mini-series for raising a sexually healthy child, a key concept in sexual abuse prevention.
A is for arm. You use your arms for many things.
A is also for anus. That is the hole in your bottom which you use to go potty.
B is for my Body, with its many parts that we will learn about in this book.
B is also for my belly, complete with its own little button.
B is for Back…
And B is for my bottom.
B is also for Boy. This is what a boys body looks like.
C is for chest. My chest is on the front of me, covered with my breasts.
D is for Deltoid. A muscle in your shoulder that works to help you lift things.
E is for ears, elbows and eyes. Look,I can keep my eyes in disguise. My ears are for hearing. My elbows are for bending. I’m very lucky to have such wonderful parts to my body.
F is for foot, and F is for finger. I use my feet to stand. I use my fingers to grab, and write.
G is for Girl. This is what a girls body looks like.
H is for head, all covered in hair. It is also for my heart, which keeps my body alive.
H is also for hand, a part of my body that I always use. I am very thankful people have hands, aren’t you?
I is for intestines … Euuw. Your intestines are below your tummy, and help take all the food your tummy chews and makes it into energy for you to use and play with.
J is for Jaw bone. Your jaw is the bone that is attached to all your teeth that you chew with.
K is for knee. (Even though it sounds like an N). Your knee bends and twists so that your leg can move in all different directions.
L is for Leg. Good thing people have legs too. Can you think of all the things you can do with your legs? L is also for lips. Lips to give a big kiss.
M is for mouth, and M is for muscle. Your mouth talks and chews food for you. Your muscles help your body move all around how you need.
N is for neck, and N is for nose. Your nose can smell and sniff all sorts of wonderful smells. You also breathe through your nose. Your neck holds your head up so it swivels and turns.
N is also for nipple. Your nipple is the little bumpy dots on your breast muscle. Both boys and girls have nipples. Girls usually keep theirs covered.
O is for Ostrich, wait a minute, you’re not an ostrich, are you. Never mind. O is for open, which is what talk about your body is. Your body is always open for discussion. You can always talk about the different parts of your body with anyone you want to.
P is for penis. A penis is a boys personal parts. Boys can talk about their penis whenever we need to. The only thing kids use their penis for is to go potty.
Q is for quiver. My body quivers when it get’s cold. When this happens, I can wrap myself in a quilt to keep my body warm.
R is for ribs. Ribs are the bones that line the front of my chest. If I suck in all my tummy, you can see my rib bones. But nobody’s putting barbeque sauce on these baby back ribs, I need them.
S is for stomach, shoulder and skin. My skin covers all my body. My skin feels all sorts of touches.
S is also for secret. Secret is the one thing that my body never is. Nothing about my body is secret, especially from my parents.
T is for toe, tummy, and touch. These are all things that I like very much.
U is for Underwear. Underwear is the clothes I wear to cover up the personal parts of me. These parts are especially for me, but they are not secret.
V is for vagina. A vagina is the word for a girls personal parts. The only thing kids use a vagina for is to go potty, nothing else. Girls can talk about their vagina’s whenever they need to.
W is for waist. W is also for wrist. Both my waist and wrist bend parts of my body. My wrist let’s my hand bend how I need. My waist let’s my upper body bend and twist how I need.
X is for X-ray. An x-ray machine that takes a picture of your body’s inside. Pretty neat, isn’t it!
Y is for young. Young is what you are. Because you are still young and youthful, your body is still growing, and you are still learning. Because we are young, there are certain things that kids just don’t do yet, because you are so young.
Z is for ZZZZ’s, because after that book, now my body is sleepy. Goodnight Everyone!
So now how about you? Can you name all of your different parts?
The end!
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