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Consent and Boundaries

Boundaries in healthy relationships are just like boundaries on a sports field or a court. It’s like setting a line that you don’t want someone to cross in the way they treat you, and boundaries work both ways.

Teaching children about consent and boundaries from a young age is key to having respectful relationships and how to treat others. You can start in age appropriate ways, but instilling it as early as possible is important. 

Top Tips 

1. Personal space

Talk to your child about personal space and body boundaries. What is okay and what is not.

 2. Teach your child how to say 'no' and 'stop' as well as other ways to communicate when they have had enough, don’t want to do something that is putting them in an uncomfortable situation, or want to stop something that makes them feel uncomfortable.  

3. Trust their feelings

If it doesn’t feel right to them, they should say ‘no’ or ‘stop’ and tell you about it as soon as they can.​​​​​​​

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