Easy, fun, non-threatening way to have the difficult conversations about sexual safety and predators. Parents, counselors, teachers and other caring adults can read to children as they color situations in which children learn to recognize "safe" and "not safe" touches and people.
Addressing sexual safety with children can be difficult. The Safe Touch Coloring Book provides an easy way for adults to teach children how to avoid being victims of sexual abuse while helping them identify situations such as physicians, parents and others whose touches are "safe." The Safe Touch Coloring Book can be used by counselors, parents, and teachers.
The coloring book is designed for a caring adult to read to children while they color the pages. Each time the child begins to color is another opportunity to read the entire coloring book to emphasize sexual safety in a non-threatening way. Specific safe situations such as a doctor's appointment and diaper changes are contrasted to other situations in which a child might be in danger.
The book teaches children to tell trustworthy adults - and keep telling them until they feel safe. In addition, by using the illustration of a bathing suit to define what areas of the body are "private parts," a child can distinguish safe, loving touches from those which are deliberately intrusive and sexual in intent from a predator.
Dr. Beth Robinson is a Professor of Psychology in the Department of Behavioral Sciences at Lubbock Christian University, a visiting lecturer at Harding University and was previously a Professor of Pediatrics at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Dr. Robinson is a licensed professional counselor, an approved supervisor for licensed professional counselors, and a certified school counselor. Dr. Robinson has worked with abused and traumatized children for more than 25 years as a counselor and has had both foster and adoptive children in her home.
Since 1992, Dr. Robinson has worked in a variety counseling positions. She currently has a private practice specializing in traumatized children. Dr. Robinson has been employed as a counselor by The Children's Home of Lubbock in Lubbock, Texas; Texas Boys Ranch in Lubbock Texas; the Panhandle Assessment Center in Amarillo, Texas; and Director of Counseling Ministries for Monterey Church of Christ in Lubbock Texas. She is also a popular author and speaker on topics ranging from childhood development and sexuality, teen issues, family dynamics.
Dr. Robinson has written seven books: All About Sex: The School Counselor's Guide to Handling Tough Adolescent Problems, Sex: Helping Church Teens Deal with Challenging Issues, Pass the Peanut Butter and Jelly: Inspirational Stories for the Sandwiched Generation, A Shepherd's Guide to Counseling Fundamentals, A Shepherd's Guide to Crisis Counseling, and God Glimpses: Seeing the Sacred in the Present. In addition, she has created the following therapeutic coloring books for children: God Made Me; The Safe Touch Coloring Book, When A Friend Dies, The Safe Family Coloring Book, and Where Will I Grow Up. The Safe Touch Coloring Book has sold over 20,000 copies. In addition to writing books and therapeutic books for children, Dr. Robinson continues to write scholarly articles for peer-reviewed journals as well.
