Sermon Illustrations

(Anti) CHILD MOLESTING SEMINAR
with 1st & 2nd Grades

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by Carol Stone, Renton, WA

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Talked about kinds of touching. Tickling is okay, 'til you want them to stop. 
How do you feel?

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Some touching is wrong -

  Story:  Susie talking to neighbor - he told her she had a spider on her chest and brushed her chest. She 
looked down and saw there was no  spider. She was tricked. What to do? She felt that he was tricking her and
told him in a big voice, "I don't want to talk to you anymore" and went inside and told her mother. Her mother said, "It's good you told me and I'll talk to him and tell him never to do that again." It's not fair to be tricked.

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Rules:
1) It's your body - to let others touch or not. Don't let others trick you.
2) If you get that uh-oh feeling, if you feel that something's wrong - it is. You get that bad feeling in your stomach, 
listen to it.

   Story:  Her favorite uncle drove Anne to get ice-cream. He put his hand on her thigh, and then between her legs and said, "If you tell no one I'll get you the  biggest ice-cream you want." How did she feel? What should she do?
She felt bad because it was her favorite uncle. She should say, "Take your hand  off of me and take me home." Then told her parents when she got home. 
3) It's better to tell - and keep telling until someone helps. There should be no secrets with adults about these things. Tell your parents - they'll help.

   Story:  Kids were told not to go into the park alone, but one time they did, and teenagers offered $5 to pull down pants. How do you feel about that? Do you think they did or didn't tell their parents when they got home? They did tell, and their parents were glad they did!
4)It's not your fault! (It's their problem.)