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sexual abuse

CHILDREN need to learn to
protect themselves from ex-
ploitation, especially sexual
exploitation, and North
Shore Neigbourhood House
is offering an information
class to educate children and
adults on how to combat
sexual abuse.

Let’s Talk About
Touching, co-ordinated
through the Justice Institute
of B.C., 1s a two-part
workshop, Nov | and 3,
designed (to present parents
with some methods of
prevention, and to give
children three to five vears
old an opportunity to learn
specific skills

About 7S to 8S per cent of
all sexual offenders ate
Known to the child,
therefore the traditional ad
vice of ‘never trust a stranp
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An onientation session wall
be held for parents Nov |
from 7 30 to 9 pum. where
the nature and dvynamios of
child
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the children’s program wall
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Through games, songs, art
activities and role playing,
children are introduced to
the basic prevention con-
cepts on Nov. 3 (three-year-
olds beginning at 10 a.m.,
four-year-olds beginning at
11:18 am. and  five-year-
olds at 1 p.m), in an en-
jovable, non-threatening
way

While the depth of the
content will differ depending
upon the age and experience
level of the children involv-
ed, five hey concepts are in
corporated into all pro
grams identification of
body parts with special em
phasis on private personal
parts. types of touching,
trusting feelings. saying no
and developing a
system

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Pees will vary. but parents
call capect fo pay between
$10 and $12 per ctild. with
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CT - Wednesday, October 31, 1984 - North Shore News

CRAFT se FOR A CHECK UP
FAIR

HOLDING up crafts
that were made at
Canora House are
Allison McGill, left,
Gill Blakely, centre,
and Tom Reynolds.

GET SOLID VALUE
- Appliances
Television

Choose from
the Leading

The crafts will be on
sale Friday, Nov. 2
from 9 a.m. to 9
p.m. at 322 East
13th St. Canora
House is sponsored
by the Canadian
Mental Health
Association and
teaches life skills and
work § skills to the
mentally handi-
capped.

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