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Mutual Ground Prevention Education
Empowering Communities Against Violence

Continuing the Conversation

We know it can be uncomfortable talking about topics related to safety - here are some additional resources to keep the conversation going at home.

Children under 12: Please get permission from your grown-up before using this site.

Preschool & Kindergarten

Books
- I Am Human: A Book of Empathy by Susan Verde and Peter H. Reynolds
- Will Ladybug Hug? by Hilary Leung
- Yes! No!: A First Conversation About Consent by Megan Madison & Jessica Ralli
- Consent: Introducing Consent and Body Boundaries (Little Big Chats) by Jayneen Sanders & Cherie Zamazing
- Don’t Hug Doug by Carrie Finison
- Harrison P. Spader, Personal Space Invader by Christianne Jones
- Can I Give You A Squish by Emily Neilsen
- Let's Talk About Body Boundaries by Julia Emote
- We Can Say No by Lydia Bowers
- We Accept No by Lydia Bowers

1st & 2nd Grade

Books
- My Safety Network by Jayneen Sanders
- The Not-So-Friendly Friend by Christina Furnival
- Consent: Boundaries, Respect, and Being in Charge of YOU by Rachel Brian
- I Can Say No by Jenny Simmons
- My Body! What I Say Goes! 2nd Edition by Jayneen Sanders
  - Lesson Plans & Activity Book
Video
- My Body Belongs to Me

3rd - 5th Grade

Books
- Do You Have a Secret? by Jennifer Moore-Mallinos
- Secrets and Surprises by Jayneen Sanders
- Some Secrets Should Never Be Kept by Jayneen Sanders
- The Every Body Book of Consent by Rachel Simon
- Petra's Power to See: A Media Literacy Adventure by Dina Alexander
- A Terrible Thing Happened: A Story for Children Who Have Witnessed Violence or Trauma by Margaret Holmes
- The Kid Trapper by Julia Cook
- What’s Inside Your Backpack? by Jessica Sinarski

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