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I didn't realize my brothers were molesting me until I was 26 years old and my daughter just turned 5. I bring this up because I was at my daughter's kindergarten parent night when another mom asked me "Do your kids do sleepovers with cousins?" A bit confused on why shes was asking me that.. I said no. She looked confused. "Even with family?" I said, "Especially with family." Because here's what I never told anyone, my two older brothers abused me throughout my childhood. Normal middle-class home. Parents with full-time jobs. Closed bedroom doors. My brothers told me if I said anything, my parents would think I was disgusting and give me away. So I didn't tell. I spent my teens and twenties battling depression, terrified of men, sitting in therapy trying to figure out why I felt broken. I tried to tell my mom once in my early 20s. It didn't go well. Now I'm 30 with two young kids of my own, and here's what I realized: my parents weren't neglectful. They were just... normal. Full-time jobs. Distracted. They didn't know what to look for. And I didn't have the words to tell them even if I'd wanted to. So when my daughter started kindergarten, I knew I had to do something different. But I had no idea how to teach her about body safety without scaring her or dumping my trauma on her. I didn't want to make her afraid of people. I just wanted her to know what I didn't know. That's when I found Safe Kids Path. My daughter asks to read them at bedtime like any other story. But while she's laughing at the illustrations, she's learning: correct body terms, boundaries, how to say NO to anyone even family and that uncomfortable feelings get reported immediately. She's not scared. She's informed. And now my daughter knows her body belongs to her and she knows how to speak up. That doesn't mean I let her go everywhere, it means when she IS away from me, she has protection I never had. My brothers stole my voice when I was little. These books gave my daughter hers before anyone could take it. I didn't have the words. My daughter will never have that problem. https://safekidspath.com/products/child-body-safety-protection-system