No Means No: Teaching children about personal boundaries, respect and consent; empowering kids by respecting their choices and their right to say, 'No!'

I bought a variety of books for my 4 year old to approach this subject and this one i feel was really good in that it wasnt too explicit. It gently approached the subject with respect that no means no and as a child you have the right to say no to physical contact. It talked about kissing and hugging and tickling all without making me feel uncomfortable reading it to her and she enjoyed saying "no" when i would say "no means...?.". Highly recommend this for pre-school children.

Perfect educational book for childreb

Fantastic book to teach young children about personal boundaries, I read this to my almost 4 year old and she understood very well, I did change the wording slightly when I read it to "No thank-you" instead of "no!" and also explained to her that if she doesn't want someone to do said thing she can simply say "no thank you", which she has been doing since teaching her this.

Very good book

Good for teaching kids how to deal with uncle touchy, or with a nonce at a wedding.

Loved ot

Great one

Good book for introducing a difficult topic. I was a little concerned by 4 year old would start saying 'No means No' to everything (e.g. putting his clothes on for school) - but he hasn't! It's a good reminder for parent (or relatives) that physical boundaries for children need to be respected so that that understand that they are allowed/can say no if someone is trying to touch them inappropriately.

My daughter might be a little young for this, shes 3, but she likes the book cause there is a random cat in it. That being said the scenarios presented are age appropriate for smaller kids. Even if she doesnt really understand it she's hearing how to say no. Which I hindsight isn't really a problem for a toddler but when she gets a bit older the idea will already be there.

Super pour eduquer un enfant de ce qui est bon/mauvais mais pas pour que l’enfant comprenne quand les parents disent non..

I really like this book. I think it is a great tool to empower children! Recommended

Based on other reviews I thought this book was going to be a bit complicated. But my 18 month old toddler gets it. Very simple and direct. Great illustrations (with a cat which helps to hold my toddlers attention too) and easy to read, simple text. She is already adopting the powerful stance and body language of the character in the book. Excellent resource for teaching even young kids how to say "No" & also to have conviction behind that "No." Excellent talking points in the back of the book to discuss with your child. Glad I bought this book.

Teaches kids about body boundaries.