About Body Smart
Body Smart is a short, interactive lesson for children ages 7 to 10. It covers three things: the correct names for private parts, the idea that a child's body belongs to them, and who to talk to when something feels wrong. Each of the three missions teaches a few ideas, lets the child practice them, and checks what they learned. Every card has a Listen button so children who are still learning to read can follow along.
Why the real words
Pediatric guidance recommends teaching children the correct names for their genitals in a plain, matter-of-fact way. Nicknames can send the message that these parts are shameful or secret, and correct words help a child describe pain to a doctor or tell an adult if someone has touched them. That is why the site uses words like penis, vulva, and testicles the same way it uses elbow and knee.
Who this is for
- Children with disabilities. Kids who depend on adults for daily care face a higher risk of abuse, so body safety matters even more for them. The site uses short sentences, large buttons, and narration on every card.
- Every kind of family. The families activity shows single parents, two moms, two dads, grandparents, and foster and adoptive families, so more children see a family like theirs.
- Kids whose bodies are different. Some children are born with bodies that do not match the usual descriptions. The site says plainly that this is okay, following the shame-free, honest approach recommended for intersex children.
- Kids who are often left out. Sex education often leaves out LGBTQ+ children and children with intersex conditions. Body Smart avoids assuming who a child is or what their family looks like.
- Families of every culture and faith. Families use different words and hold different beliefs about bodies. The site acknowledges that and keeps its focus on safety rules that hold for every family.
About Ask Pip
Ask Pip is an AI helper that answers questions in simple words. It runs on Grok 4.6 through OpenRouter, with detailed instructions to stay on body safety topics, use a reading level for ages 7 to 10, never ask for personal information, and send a child to a safe grown-up for anything serious. If a child says they have been hurt, Pip tells them it is not their fault, tells them to talk to a safe grown-up now, and gives the Childhelp hotline. Pip is labeled as an AI, and children should use it with a grown-up nearby.
Why I made this
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Credits
Made by Omid Zahrai for FCS 3245, Human Sexuality and Gender Across the Lifespan, University of Utah, Fall 2026.
Built with help from AI tools: Claude (Anthropic) helped write and code the site, Grok 4.6 (xAI) powers Ask Pip, and an OpenAI voice model reads the cards aloud. All content was checked against the sources above.