First Grade Teacher Speaks Out After Video of Her Singing 'These Are My Private Parts' Song to Students Goes Viral Ashley VegaOctober 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM 0 A grade 1 teacher's bold classroom song about private parts is resonating worldwide Gelda Waterboer says she teaches her students to use their v...
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Ashley VegaOctober 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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A grade 1 teacher's bold classroom song about private parts is resonating worldwide
Gelda Waterboer says she teaches her students to use their voices with confidence
After her video hit one million views, she shared why the message is so personal to her
One teacher is taking the internet by storm with a classroom lesson that has captured the attention of millions. Gelda Waterboer, a grade 1 teacher in Namibia, is going viral after sharing a powerful TikTok about body safety with her students.
In the now-viral video, posted to her account @gelda_waterboer, Waterboer is seen leading her young class in song. The children join in, their small voices echoing back each word as she guides them through a chant about protecting their bodies.
"These are my private parts, private parts, private parts, these are my private parts no one should touch them," they sing. The message is simple: teaching children that they have the right to speak up when someone crosses their boundaries.
The video's text overlay reads: "Being safe. Make sure they put in the emotion." For Waterboer, making sure children feel the power in their voices is just as important as the words themselves.
Gelda Waterboer
Gelda Waterboer's TikTok
The TikTok, which has now amassed more than 160 million views, sparked an immediate conversation online. While many applauded the boldness of the song, others questioned why Waterboer delivered it with such intensity.
In a follow-up post, she addressed one of the most common comments: "who wronged the teacher." Waterboer responded with clarity, explaining that teaching children to say no is about protection, not politeness.
"Teaching our children to say 'no' is not just about manners — it's about protection," Waterboer said in the video. "Every child must know that their body belongs to them, and no one has the right to touch them in a way that feels wrong or uncomfortable."
She urged adults, parents and even online creators to take responsibility in this lesson. "It is our responsibility as adults, parents and creators to create a space where children feel confident to speak up," Waterboer said.
"If someone touches you in a strange way — tell a trusted adult immediately," she continued. "You are not in trouble. You are not alone. You will be heard."
For Waterboer, the goal is empowerment. "Empowerment starts with education — and safety begins with a strong voice that knows when to say no," she says.
But after the video soared past one million views, Waterboer returned with another TikTok that revealed just how personal this message is for her. She admitted that her passion comes from wishing she had been taught the same lesson as a child.
"We have over 1 million views, this makes me realize there is a great need [for] awareness that needs to be spread when it comes to the safety of the kids," Waterboer says. "I wish I had a teacher like me growing up."
She went on to explain that some viewers found her tone "aggressive." But for Waterboer, seriousness is necessary when teaching children that they can say no — even to adults they trust.
"I wish I had a teacher that would firmly tell me that it is okay to say no to people you also trust," she said. "That you have the right over your body, I take this personally because I wish I knew that growing up."
Waterboer shared that she grew up in an environment where such conversations were taboo. She explained that in many African households, children are discouraged from talking about body boundaries, leaving them fearful of speaking up.
"Growing up, we have as Africans, we take these topics as taboo, we put it under the table," she said. "It's something we need to discuss with the kids and that has really made an African child not speak up."
Her words underscore the urgency she feels as both an educator and a protector. "For me, as long as I'm a teacher, I have vowed that I will be the teacher that I have never had growing up," Waterboer said.
"Some things need to be loud. Some things need to be aggressive," Waterboer continued. "A young child is going through things every second. Every day. Every hour."
That honesty resonated with parents and teachers alike, many of whom flooded her comments with support. "That aggression — the boldness and assertiveness — is what protects the kids," one user wrote.
Gelda Waterboer
Gelda Waterboer's TikTok
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Another added, "Teaching kids to not be shy about this is so important." A third parent chimed in with praise: "I love the aggression. I want my daughter to learn this."
For Waterboer, those responses only confirmed that she is on the right path. She insisted that children must know the value of their own boundaries. "They will know that there is power in my 'no,' " Waterboer said. "They will know that my body is my body."
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