By Sandy Kleven, LCSW Illustrations by Jody Bergsma Article about Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse F illing a serious need in small children's lives, The Right Touch introduces what is often too mysterious, frightening, or embarrassing an idea, abuse of a child's body by trusted adults or older children. The way the subject is approached maintains and validates little Jimmy s rightful sense of power and control with dignity and shared responsibility.
Mother is ready to believe, to help, protect, and be a part of any happening.
Jody Bergsma's illustrations add to the sense of reality and familiarity. Showing Mother living with Jimmy in a comfortable, accepting, nonthreatening, loving manner reassures the reader, unconsciously, that what Mother says she means and will do. That what she says is true. The Right Touch should not only be widely distributed, nationally and internationally, but parent study groups could well be founded around it. I most highly recommend this quiet, but powerful, little book.