Book Review
Short Summary
‘My Early Warning Signs’ by Jayneen Sanders explores the body’s natural reaction when in a situation that makes one feel unsafe. It explains that adults and children equally experience early warning signs when they feel unsafe, worried, scared and even excited. This book emphasises the need for children to listen to their bodies and alert an adult within their safety network straight away when they begin to experience these feelings. For kids aged 2-6 years.
What This Book Is About
This book for young readers explores:
- Your body is smart
- Your body will let you know when it feels unsafe
- How to recognise early warning signs
- What early warning signs are
- Alerting responsible adult when you feel unsafe
Reflection and Comments
This book is set up perfectly to ease children into conversations about difficult topics. It uses fun colours and illustrations to demonstrate how to recognise the early warning signs of feeling unsafe and how to respond to these feelings. There are prompting questions on some pages for you use to interact with your child to gauge their understanding of the topic. At the back of the book, further questions are provided to assist you in knowing what to ask and to offer further engagement.
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