Training 'Personal Boundaries and the Ability to Say NO'

The concept of personal boundaries is presented as self-care. Because personal boundaries are not only about what is mine and what is someone else's, and not just about doing what I want and not doing what I don't want.

Personal boundaries are about the boundaries of the personality that we care for: our goals, dreams, emotions, interests, and future. In the class, we draw our boundaries and options for self-care with children. This focus on one's "I" can become a powerful motivational factor.

In the training we:

• highlight the difference in communication with acquaintances versus strangers, close ones, and the child's friends;
• form concepts of personal boundaries: "my body," "my emotions," "my knowledge and interests," "my goals and dreams";
• discuss rules for protecting one's body, personal space, interests, and desires.

Conducted by:
Olga Demidova - child safety trainer, teacher-psychologist, PhD in psychology.