Please, No Hugs Today: A Book about Establishing Boundaries Through Everyday Greetings

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Have you been looking for a book that helps children establish healthy boundaries for their bodies?

It can be a daunting task!

Please No Hugs Today helps parents, educators, and therapists ease into the discussion of bodily autonomy and consent by teaching the concepts using everyday greetings.

The main character, 5-year-old Ethan is a happy kid who loves hanging out with his family! He is excited when he is told by his mom and dad that he will get to go to the family reunion. Ethan is eager to meet new cousins and see his aunts and uncles, but when he arrives he feels overwhelmed by the big crowd. Most days Ethan loves to give hugs, but he just doesn’t feel like hugging today. When his aunt gestures to give him a hug, Ethan withdraws and needs some help navigating his big emotions.

This beautifully written picture book teaches young children to establish boundaries through everyday greetings by highlighting that everybody gets to choose how they would like to say hello.

This book is especially designed to support essential social and emotional learning skills such as polite greetings, handling uncomfortable emotions, and open communication of feelings to parents and caregivers. Exercises to further the conversation can be found in the back of the book.