How to Teach your Kids about Consent

<p align="left"><strong>Show Notes</strong>:</p> <p>Consent is not a one time talk at age 16; most sex education should be relationship education starting in the preschool years. This includes teaching about respect, setting and respecting boundaries, and advocating for yourself</p> <p>Building solid relationships at home becomes the template for all future relationships and it allows kids to develop self-confidence and a belief that they deserve to take care of themselves</p> <p>Girls need to learn the difference between being assertive vs aggressive; this is best done with role playing at home</p> <p>We discuss the importance of teaching kids how to access and trust their intuition in order to take care of themselves; also how alcohol and drugs blunts your internal alarm system</p> <p>Christy discusses some of the legal aspects of consent that parents and kids should know</p> <p>We discussed how parents can handle and prevent sexting</p> <p>Discussions about boundaries and consent should be a continuous process throughout childhood; don’t wait until they are ready to go off to college!</p> <p><strong>Contacting Christy Keating</strong>: <a href= "https://www.theheartfulparent.com/consent">https://www.theheartfulparent.com/consent</a>  listeners to this podcast are eligible for 2 free handouts about teaching kids about consent</p> <p><strong>Contacting Dr. Jordan:</strong> <a href= "http://www.drtimjordan.com"><strong>www.drtimjordan.com</strong></a></p>