Private Parts Social Story

Introduce respect for other people’s privacy with the Should I Look? social story. Short pages address underwear, personal boundaries and keeping another person’s clothing in place.
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Not Grade Specific
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Updated Sep 24, 2021

Subject
Special Education Needs (SEN), Social Skills
Topic
Personal boundaries, Private parts
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Product description

From the author

Social stories use a patient and reassuring tone to teach children about social situations in a way that can be easily understood. Social stories are particularly useful for children on the autistic spectrum for whom social cues can be challenging and who often suffer anxiety if they do not know what to expect from a situation however social stories can also be useful for any child who is struggling to understand a situation or concept or needs help to understand a social skill or social cue, expectations, perspectives, common responses or is troubled about an upcoming event.

This social story is for children who are pulling down trousers or lifting skirts to look at other people's underwear or private parts. It explains what is meant by private parts and how it makes other people feel if you look at their underwear or private parts.

These books should be used over and over to reinforce the point so I would suggest either putting the pages into a display book or laminating and binding them.

Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Recognize that other people’s bodies and underwear are private

  • Identify the importance of leaving another person’s clothing in place

Teaching tips

  • Read at a pace suited to the child, discussing one simple privacy example at a time.

  • Adapt “ONLY parents or doctors” to explain appropriate help with hygiene or health care, including an explanation of what is happening.

  • Teach that a child can ask questions and tell a trusted adult about confusing or uncomfortable situations.

Skills covered

  • Recognizing personal boundaries

  • Respecting privacy

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What classroom topic does the story address?

It focuses on respecting other people’s privacy and avoiding actions such as pulling clothing aside to look underneath.

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

  • Personal boundaries

  • Body safety

  • Privacy

  • Social story

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