Resource library

Non-fiction

How our kids are overstimulated, oversold and oversexed. Over two years Maggie Hamilton interviewed girls, teachers, school counsellors, psychologists and law enforcement and medical personnel to get an insider's view on what girls are experiencing at present, from birth to the teenage years.

Hamilton, Maggie. What's happening to our girls?. Australia: Penguin, 2008.
ISBN: 9780143010647

Topics: protective behaviours, child abuse prevention, bodily autonomy, safety, art.

Fiction

Focusing on empowerment and prevention, this approachable book gives young children a way to reject unwanted, possibly harmful physical contact by adults and other kids.

Age: 4 to 7 years.

Sherman, Joanne. Because it's my body!. New Jersey: Safe for Children Publishing, 2006.
ISBN: 9780971173590

A research report from 2016 investigating what prompts parents to start the conversation about sexuality with their children. Many parents feel that their children are too young to talk about sexuality, and often don't know how to start the conversation. This article addresses barriers that parents experience in regards to talking about sexuality with their children.