“Keep Me Safe” Story Time Series

Teaching children to avoid dangerous or abusive situations
The “Keep Me Safe Story Time” is a six-week series for kids age 3-5 focusing on teaching children skills to help them avoid and discourage dangerous or abusive situations. Because the information builds from week to week, children should attend all six story times.

Children may attend either the Wednesday series or the Saturday series. The Wednesday series will meet at 1:30 p.m. and run weekly from Nov. 6 to Dec. 18 (no meeting on Nov. 27). The Saturday series will meet at 10 a.m. and fun from Nov. 2 to Dec. 14 (no meeting on Nov. 30).

Sign kids up online or phone the Youth Room at 781-246-6334, x3. When registering online, simply sign up for either the first Wednesday (Nov. 6) session or the first Saturday (Nov. 2) and you will be signed up for that full six-week series.

Keep Me Safe Story Time teaches children social skills that are intended to avoid and discourage dangerous or abusive situations. Thematic lessons include:

• car, fire, and gun safety
• what steps children should take when they get lost
• asking permission to receive presents and favors to discourage “grooming” or victimization by sexual predators
• the difference between safe touches, unsafe touches, and unwanted touches
• speaking up against inappropriate touching

For much more information, see the Keep Me Safe brochure. You may also pick a paper copy of the brochure in the Youth Room.

This program is for children mature enough to stay in a program without a parent. Parents must remain in the building during the program.