Consent At All Ages (Ep 10)

Today’s topic is slightly heavier. April is the awareness month for both sexual assault and child abuse/child sexual abuse. One of the most important things we can do as parents is try to change the narrative around consent and bodily autonomy for this next generation. Consent can be taught at any age and this week we aim to address some of those concepts and break down manageable steps you can take today to start introducing this topic. (Also, a huge thank you to Laurie for coming back to help with this episode! We love an April birthday reunion party!)

 

Matching Mom Genes is just another mommy talk pod, but we’re still cool so stick with us. Nicole is a parenting educator and coach, mom of 3 and overall insane person who owns actual farm animals. Her twin sister Shelby is a relatively straight laced badass engineer and mom of 1 living deep in the burbs. Together they bring unique perspectives to stack on their shared childhood experiences and identical genetic codes. Welcome to clashing worldviews jenga, people, hold on to your mommy jeans.

 

Links from this episode:

The Healthy Sex Talk: Teaching Kids Consent, Ages 1-21.

Teaching Consent | Safe Secure Kids

Consent at Every Age | Harvard Graduate School of Education

 

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