Inappropriate Touch – Social Story for Kids
- Grades
- Not Grade Specific
- Pages
- 46
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Special Education Needs (SEN), Social Skills
- Topic
- Inappropriate touch, Body boundaries
- Preparation
- Print ready
Product description
From the author
Use Should I Touch? as an illustrated prompt for discussing private body boundaries and respect for personal space. The story presents handshakes, high fives and waving as greeting alternatives. When discussing physical greetings, explain that the other person’s agreement matters.
The download includes a 19-page version with adult sharing guidance and two overlapping earlier versions of 13 and 14 pages. Choose one version to read together. The guidance suggests a quiet setting, repetition and positive discussion.
The story can support a teacher- or caregiver-led conversation; the download does not establish guaranteed behavioral or anxiety outcomes. Illustrations are credited to Kari Bolt.
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In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Recognize and respect private body boundaries.
Consider another person’s comfort with touch.
Choose a greeting and ask before physical contact.
Teaching tips
Read the story through twice at first, then revisit it regularly — the guide notes that reading it only once or twice is a common mistake that undermines its effect.
Read it in a quiet, one-on-one setting with the child, free of distractions, as the guide recommends.
If the story addresses a specific behavior, read it when that behavior occurs, but avoid using it as a punishment.
Skills covered
Recognizing personal boundaries
Respecting another person’s comfort
Choosing and practicing a greeting
Good to know
Questions teachers ask about this resource
How can I practice the greeting alternatives?
Model waving as a greeting without touch. Explain that a handshake or high five also needs the other person’s agreement, and practice respecting no.
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Resource details
Concepts & topics
Core concepts
Core concepts
Personal boundaries
Appropriate touch
Body safety
Social story
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