What will children learn? 

Bravehearts Ditto’s Keep Safe Adventure Show is underpinned by the below principles of personal safety. An evaluation of the Ditto Show suggests that teaching young children these principles can help to increase resilience and reduce the risk of child sexual abuse, as well as other forms of abuse including family violence and bullying.

• Differentiating safe and unsafe feelings

• Recognising the body’s warning signs

• Body ownership and that it is ok to say no

• Helping children name public and private parts using anatomically correct names

• Reinforcing that there is no secret that children cannot tell someone

• What to do if you feel unsafe or unsure

These personal safety principles are distilled into three easy-to-remember ‘rules’ that are reinforced throughout the Show. ‘Ditto’s 3 Rules’ are:

• We all have the right to feel safe with people.

• It’s ok to say NO if you feel unsafe or unsure.

• Nothing is so yucky that you can’t tell someone about it.