Body Safety Training

Personal safety for ages 3-7

Body Safety Training (BST) is an evidence-based program designed to teach personal safety to children ages 3-7 in classroom and group workshops. BST covers general safety principles (fire, gun, car, street, and stranger safety) in ten short lessons. It also teaches children how to recognize, respond to, and report inappropriate sexual behavior directed toward them.

WACC’s Body Safety training is not individualized and does not provide one-on-one consultation. If you’re concerned about your child’s sexual exposure or incident, don't hesitate to get in touch with the Child Advocacy Center at 734-544-2925 or email at wcac@washtenaw.org.

https://ccwcwashtenaw.org/family-children/washtenaw-child-advocacy-center/

Child Protection Services-Centralized Intake Toll-Free Number- 1-855-444-3911

  • 10 Evidence-based lessons

    Nearly 1/4 of victims of child sexual abuse are under 5 years old. Body Safety Training (BST) trains and empowers young children with knowledge and strategies so they can play a role in helping to keep their bodies safe.

  • What to do in an emergency

    Fire. Guns. Cars. Busy streets. Body Safety Training teaches kids how to keep themselves safe in all sorts of situations.

  • Who (not) to trust

    It’s stranger-danger, but updated — as some unsafe people are those they might recognize. Body Safety Training teaches children how to recognize, respond to, and report inappropriate behavior directed towards them.

  • Abuse prevention

    By teaching children about their bodies (e.g., identifying “private parts” and using proper terminology), and that they are the boss of their bodies, and how to recognize and respond to inappropriate behavior, we can prevent sexual abuse.

More information

Christine Kobolow, Prevention Specialist - Body Safety

“Each child belongs to all of us, and they will bring us a tomorrow in direct relation to the responsibility we have shown to them.”

— Maya Angelou