Raising a Daughter Who Trusts Her Own Yes and No If you’re raising a daughter, you probably carry a quiet worry about her safety. Many parents respond by focusing on protection: rules, curfews, knowing where she is. Those matter. But protection alone doesn’t teach her…
Talking to Your Son About Consent (Without Making Him Feel Like a Suspect) Many parents of boys put off talking about consent. It can feel like an accusation, as if raising the topic implies you think your son might hurt someone. Or it seems like…
Teaching Consent at Home: A Parent’s Guide In the first two posts of this series, we looked at why consent begins with boundaries and what makes a yes count. This post is about what you can actually do. Consent isn’t taught in one big talk.…
What Makes a Yes Count: Understanding Consent In the last post, we saw that consent begins with boundaries. Each person has authority over their own side of the line, so when an action involves two people, both have to decide. Consent is that decision. But…
Boundaries Come First: Why Consent Begins With the Self Most of us want the people we care about, especially our kids, to understand consent. We want them to know when to say yes, when to say no, and how to recognize someone else’s answer. So…