The kindergarten have been planning to offer a preventive
program on sexual assault for young children, but they were
still deliberating about this. After what happened, they are now
ready to start, but how? By looking for the best program
available. I got hold of one program that they call, 'Ich bin
doch kein Heini!?' ('I am nevertheless not Heini!?'). The
puppet, Heini, would be the main 'speaker' of the program. The
children would show "Heini" behaviors that would hopefully
expose their self-assurance and self-confident. They would learn
basic skills that build self-worth, self-confidence and good
judgment. The moderators of the program would then integrate
police know-hows with competent, social educational skills. The
children would be shown how to react opposite strangers, in
different situations in which they would be alone; meaning, no
presence of their parents. But a part of the program would also
involve the parents. Because the program's concept is to provide
the resources for reinforcing the skill