Early Stage One: Catholic Perspective

God has created a body for all of us. Our bodies are really amazing as they can tell us many things. See Feelings and emotions

Our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, which makes them very special and sacred. Therefore it is very important to look after our bodies and never allow our bodies to be touched when we don't want it to be. God has given us bodies to look after and each person deserves their safety and privacy. If ever we feel unsafe, we should go straight away and speak to people we can trust, like our parents, teachers, friends and other family members.

God has given us a body and it’s important we are physically active to keep our bodies healthy. We also have a spiritual soul and its equally important that we pray so we can keep our relationship with God healthy too. If we are feeing down, sad, happy, nervous, scared, it is really important that we tell our parents, teachers or grandparents and also very importantly we can talk to God and tell him how we are feeling. He loves us and wants us to talk with him. He can answer our prayers through other people as well as us feeling better and calm on the inside.

God has created a body for all of us. Our bodies are really amazing as they can tell us many things. See Feelings and Emotions

We do have to look after the bodies that God has given us, by eating healthy and being physically active. We all have choices to make everyday and it's important we think before we make choices. It's not best for our teeth and bodies, if we eat too many sweets and soft drinks. Also, eating chips and fast food will make us feel sick. God has given us the a body, so that we can look after it and use it to be a gift to God and others. We can't be a gift to others for example helping Mum and Dad at home, or reading stories to our younger brothers or sisters or cleaning up the mess in our classroom, if we don't look after our bodies and eat healthy, as our bodies won't be able to do all these wonderful generous things.

Other ways God wants us to look after our bodies is brushing our teeth, having baths, washing our hands before we eat, putting sun screen on, taking medication when we are sick. These are wonderful simple ways we can look after our bodies, which is such a wonderful gift that God has given us.

God has created humans to live in society and we are made for relationships (CCC 1879). We are called to love God and our neighbour (Lk 10:27). See Helping others

It is our responsibility to act in a safe way and look after each other. There are many ways that God shows us kindness and therefore we should care for others and when we do, that is being a great gift. Jesus showed us the best example to love everyone around us. In order for us to feel safe we should also know the people we can trust and help us, such as our parents, family and teachers.

God has created us out of love and he wants us to be safe and happy. God has given us bodies which are sacred and holy and God wants us to use our bodies in a positive way. Playing hand ball with a friend, giving Mum a hug, holding your baby brother’s hand so he doesn’t fall, are ways of being a gift to others.

God wants us to be safe all the time. This means that we follow rules and also ensure no one touches our private body parts. See Private and Public body parts. We should never allow anyone to make us feel uncomfortable by giving us unwanted hugs, kisses or tickles. If ever you feel unsafe, say no to the people making you feel uncomfortable, go find a place where other people are around and tell someone about the situation.