I see all these things now about consent from kids and am blown away! Some is stupid, eg consent to change a nappy. But some is stuff that wasn’t considered when I was a kid or my kids were little. Stuff like making them give a cuddle to aunts n uncles when they didn’t want to. Now, I see that can open them up to being abused! It’s horrifying

Wow I never thought about it that way to teach “consent” in that way… great idea

Very important subject. A good article to read.

Yes it’s good to practice this for us all.

This is a great simple way to start this lesson.

I do this with my daughter too. Great to teach em young

I’ve always practiced this with my kids. When they say to stop tickling I do. I don’t even force my kids to hug me and they have both exercised this (didn’t hug me for a week, but it was their choice) but we also come right out and tell them nobody is allowed to your your private’s except you! Mummy and daddy need to help you with ur nappy and a doctor sometimes might need to with your permission. It’s a good tactic to teach kids and not a bad idea to explain it in many different ways

• • 
  • • Ellen replied
    • 01 Sep 2019 , 7:45 am

  ---

  

  Very good !

Great way to teach our little ones

It sounds like a sensible way to teach consent without going overboard.

I love this. Consent. Do kids officially learn about this? It’s so important from both sides. You need permission or to stop is STOP. I love the saying “No” is a full sentence. No more required.
And you also can’t be causing trouble for someone with saying stop or no but then yes. Love this consent subject though.

Great article – children should understand that they can say No.

My middle one will tell us when she doesn’t feel like a hug. She usually looks for extras if she’s upset about something. Our little one still loves tickles. She will say no and move away when she’s had enough. She has tickly spots on her collar bone and behind her ears She’s a real “giggler” We went to the movies one night to see Frozen. Before that started they had a short Mickey Mouse one. She was only 15 months old but she giggled all the way through it.

A good read…. we must encourage the kids to understand..!!

I think this is something that some children will do instinctively (that is, give and take away consent), whereas other children might be too afraid to take away consent and need to be reassured that this is something they must do when they feel uncomfortable.