Ten year old David uses his own resources and the guidance of his friends to move from passivity to successful assertiveness in handling a situation of exploitative touch. Teaches assertiveness skills to stand against pressure of an abuser. Narrated by a boy and a girl, film dramatizes several situation of potential danger than children may encounter and suggests possible course of action. In addition to the three basic safety rules, it stresses to keep telling until the child is believed. An adult narrator introduces several scenarios that are dramatized.
Film suggests common sense rules for personal safety and avoidance of abuse.
Emphasizes that with a teenager s increased freedom comes increased personal responsibility. Explains the effects of abuse on children and the importance of reporting and dealing with the abuse. In the film, a teenage baby-sitter to Molly is concerned by the attention that an adult family friend pays to Molly and suspects sexual abuse. Through scenarios, dating relationships are portrayed. The scenarios demonstrate the behaviors of teenagers Miguel, Matt and Paul, as each relates to a dating partner.