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  • Consent for Kids

  • This is you.

  • Okay, doesn't look exactly like you,

  • but let's say it's you.

  • This is your body.

  • And you get to decide what you do with your body.

  • No one else is entitled to tell you what to do with your body.

  • Not your friends, not strangers, not adults you know.

  • No one is entitled to decide what you do with YOUR body, except you.

  • That's called bodily autonomy by the way.

  • and that's what consent is all about.

  • Everyone is different.

  • Some people like to hug,

  • and some people hate hugs.

  • And each person gets to decide what they're comfortable with.

  • Can a hug-loving person just start hugging someone at random?

  • Nope.

  • They need consent.

  • How do people know if they have consent.

  • They ask!

  • Would you like a hug?

  • Yes I would!

  • Can I hold your hand?

  • I'd rather not.

  • Okay.

  • If a person doesn't say yes.

  • Can I hug you?

  • Um...I...um...

  • Then they haven't given their consent.

  • It's really pretty simple.

  • Ask for consent. Listen to the answer

  • By the way, if a person bribed someone, or threaten someone to say yes,

  • that's not consent.

  • Sometimes adults will try to tell a kid what to do with their body,

  • Go kiss Aunt Doris goodbye.

  • But the kids still gets to decide.

  • No thanks, that makes me uncomfortable.

  • I'll just wave goodbye.

  • Somethings kids can't consent to.

  • They can't enter into legal contracts.

  • They can't vote.

  • And they can't consent to sexual stuff.

  • Cause they're kids!

  • So an adult does something that kids can't consent to,

  • that's not okay.

  • The adult is wrong, and it's not the kid's fault.

  • And that's when it's most important to tell a trusted adult like a teacher.

  • Why?

  • Because it's your body.

  • And no one else is entitled to tell you what to do with it.

  • Practice consent.

Consent for Kids

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