Teachers, parents, carers and primary practitioners may find this useful when introducing children to safe touch, unsafe touch, body boundaries and consent in a simple, non-threatening way. The slides use short statements, bright visuals and direct questions to help children talk about hugs, kisses, hitting and unwanted touch from people they know or do not know.
Everyday learning about personal safety can be supported through clear, age-appropriate discussion, and this good touch bad touch PDF is set up as a simple classroom or small-group presentation for children. It focuses on the difference between touches that feel welcome, caring or friendly and touches that feel unwanted, hurtful or uncomfortable.
The content begins with the idea of “touches and feelings”, asking children to think about what different kinds of touch mean. It then gives a child-friendly example of a good touch, such as someone giving a hug and saying hello, followed by an open prompt asking children what good touch means for them.
The bad touch section names examples including being hit, being touched by someone unknown when the child does not want it, and being touched in a place where they do not want to be touched. The wording is straightforward, which may help younger children, children with additional needs, or pupils who benefit from visual social stories and repeated language.
Parents, carers, teachers, school nurses, safeguarding leads and family support workers could use the slides during PSHE, child protection teaching, body safety lessons, early intervention work or one-to-one conversations. The repeated “What about you?” prompts give adults a natural way to invite children to share views without putting pressure on them to disclose personal experiences.
The final visible slide encourages reflection on hugs, kisses and touches from people children know, love and trust. It may be particularly suited to early years and primary-aged children who are learning vocabulary for feelings, consent, safe adults and personal boundaries.
