‘How can I have conversations about consent with young children?’

‘How can I have conversations about consent with young children?’

I love this question.

Because yes, it’s about consent, my favourite subject –

but consent isn’t always about sex so that makes it an easy topic to talk about with smaller kids.

You see, consent is actually about respecting yourself and others.

And we all want to raise kids who respect themselves and the people around them :)

So, YES!

We certainly can talk about consent with very young kids.

And the great thing about it, is,

childhood is FULL of ways to chat about consent.

I have a story for you this week

about something I overheard, during one of my kids’ playdates,

where a really gross, funny game was happening,

and how I intervened, to let everyone know

that nobody has to eat anything they don’t want to eat (don’t ask!).

Watch this week's episode below. It’s a good one

x Sarah

Ps. and if you’ve got pets at home I’ve got some ideas in this weeks episode that might work really well for your family.

Ps. This email is a gentle reminder about this past episode of Sitting in a Car and how it can support even more connection between you and your growing kid. Because sometimes it’s helpful to be reminded of the things you wanted to talk about in your family but you’ve forgotten about in the swirl of family life x