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“You just have to accept your body. You may not love it all the You just have to accept your body. You may not love it all the
way, but you just have to be comfortable with it. You just want , but you just have to be comfortable with it. You just want
way
something else that someone else has, but that doesn't mean thing else that someone else has, but that doesn't mean
some
what you have isn't beautiful.”
what you have isn't beautiful.” —R
—Rihannaihanna
We have a e have a wonderfulwonderful body! We see with our eyes, listen with our ears, use body! We see with our eyes, listen with our ears, use
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our hands to play and draw, use our legs to run and walk. What else can you hands to play and draw, use our legs to run and walk. What else can you
our
think of that y
think of that your body does for you?our body does for you?

We also have some parts on our body, which are private. These are the parts e also have some parts on our body, which are private. These are the parts
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we cover with our undergarments. What does ‘e cover with our undergarments. What does ‘PrivatePrivate’ mean? It means no ’ mean? It means no
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one can touch them unless y
one can touch them unless you are okay with it.ou are okay with it.

Let’s read a story about Sasha and her pet:s read a story about Sasha and her pet:
Let

Mother brought a little puppy for Sasha; Sasha brought a little puppy for Sasha; Sasha
Mother
loved her puppy. He was brown, ved her puppy. He was brown, fluffyfluffy, had long , had long
lo
ears,
ears, big eyes, and a nose that would big eyes, and a nose that would sniffsniff all all
day.ay.
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Sasha said to mother, said to mother, “Mum, my Mum, my
Sasha
little puppy is different from me. y is different from me.
little pupp
He walks on all four legs. His walks on all four legs. His
He
body
body is so hairy. He doesn't talk is so hairy. He doesn't talk
like we do.e we do.”
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“That's because he is an animal!That's because he is an animal!”
her mother r
her mother replied.eplied.

“So?So?” Sasha asked. Sasha asked.

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