Purple—Private Circle
Yellow—Handshake Circle
You are important and you decide who can You can say NO. touch you. No one can touch you unless you want to be No one should touch you unless you want to touched and be touched and You can use a handshake to greet this person You do not touch other people unless they if it feels right for you… want to be touched ...
Blue—Hug Circle
Orange—Wave Circle
Sometimes you may not feel like being touched.
You wave to an acquaintance who is too far away for a handshake.
If you do not want to, you must say / or communicate STOP and
It is best to wave to children. Children do not know as much as you, so it is best to show them the correct behaviour ...
Your partner can say STOP to you too…
Green—Faraway Circle
Red—Stranger Circle
Sometimes a friend may want to be closer to you than you want.
You may talk about business to a stranger who is a community helper.
You just say to your friend STOP
If a stranger touches you after you have said STOP, go get help and tell someone…
You may give a faraway hug only on special occasions... 8
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