amp39No Means Noamp39 is a childrenamp39s picture book about an empowered little girl who has a very strong and clear voice in all issues especially those relating to her body and personal boundaries. This book can be read to children from 3 to 9 years. It is a springboard for discussions regarding childrenamp39s choices and their rights. The amp39Note to the Readeramp39 at the beginning of the book and the amp39Discussion Questionsamp39 on the final pages guide and enhance this essential discussion. It is crucial that our children from a very young age are taught to have a clear strong voice in regards to their rights especially about their bodies. In this way they will have the confidence to speak up when they are unhappy or feel uncomfortable in any situation. A strong confident voice as a young child converts to a strong confident preteen teenager and adult. With the prevalence today of online and offline bullying and various forms of abuse such as physical emotional and sexual abuse our young people need to learn from a young age to always speak up when their rights are not being respected. The aim of this book is to empower young children and to give them a voice so they can grow up into empowered adults. When a child teenager or adult says amp39Noamp39 to any form of coercion this should be immediately respected. A world where amp39Noamp39 does actually mean amp39Noamp39 can be a world with far less violence and increased respect for humankind. By educating our children to have true respect for one another this world can be a much safer and more positive place. Body Safety Education aka sexual abuse prevention education empowers girls and boys through knowledge and teaches them they have the right to say amp39Noamp39 and to respect otheramp39s personal boundaries. Both girls and boys need to learn to ask for consent and this can be taught from a very young age. Some of the scenarios in this book are typical of approaches used by sexual abusers sexual predato