Archive · 18 Sep 2025
Experts Advocate for Safe Touch Education to Protect Children
Imagine your body is like a special house.
There are parts that are just for you, like private rooms.
Some touches are like loving hugs, making you feel happy and safe.
Those are 'safe' touches.
But some touches feel yucky or wrong.
Those are 'unsafe' touches.
Grown-ups are teaching kids that it's okay to say no to unsafe touches.
They also want schools to teach about bodies using the correct names and have rules to keep kids safe.
Experts advocate replacing 'good' and 'bad' touch with 'safe' and 'unsafe' terminology.
The workshop, Suraksha, focused on personal safety, intervention strategies, and counselling skills.
Experts emphasize the need for sexuality education, including safe touch, in school curricula.
Children are taught to trust their instincts and identify uncomfortable touches as unsafe.
Experts support using correct anatomical terms for body parts and advocate for child protection policies.
- Who
- Experts from Racsha and Arpan, along with teachers, psychologists, and social workers
- What
- A workshop advocating for 'safe' and 'unsafe' touch education in schools and organizations.
- When
- Early September
- Where
- Mumbai
- Why
- To protect children from abuse and internalizing guilt.
- Workshop Name
- Suraksha
- Organizers
- Racsha and Arpan
- Workshop Focus
- Personal safety education and abuse prevention
- Key Message
- Replace 'good' and 'bad' touch with 'safe' and 'unsafe'
- Primary Goal
- Prevent child sexual abuse