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...Lloyd Martin, 42, an ex-policeman who headed the sexually-exploited-child unit of the Los Angeles police department. Using the voice of a small boy, Bill talks to children on a 30-minute audio tape constructed in the form of a radio show. The tape, along with a workbook, is sold for home...
There are "station breaks," while the young listeners fill out workbook exercises, and scripted phone-in voices of children who talk to Bill about their experiences. Those who complete the workbook can get a certificate that says, "This special person has permission to say no to uncomfortable touching and will tell...
...most would-be abusers back off quickly if a child issues a firm no. One parent told Martin that her five-year-old, a fan of Hands-Off Bill, said no to a baby-sitter who was trying to molest her. The child, added the mother, then showed the workbook to the babysitter, who read it and went for therapy...
Obtaining such permission for the numerous pieces used in the course's Readings Workbook each year, he added, is very expensive. "It is only the course's large size that makes it possible," he said...
...addition to the course's "elaborate investment in teaching materials" including the special readings workbook--Eckstein attributes the course's popularity to "a very good collection of section leaders who have a very good rapport with the students...