PARENTING! Mom Shares The Smart Way She Is Teaching Her Kids About Consent & Boundaries

It’s 2019 and just because it used to be okay doesn’t make it so now. In the era of the #MeToo movement, you may assume that men understand consent. But it’s clear from research (where men still confuse sexual interest with consent), public testimony, and being a general observer of the population that it’s still a confusing subject for many.

We’re not sure why, but apparently some feel there’s room for debate on the topic. One mom of three took to Reddit, a parenting platform, to post a unique story about teaching her daughter and sons the meaning of consent, and it’s actually pretty genius.

The Redditor, Punchyouinthewiener who described a non-sexual situation that presented a teachable moment for her kids, posted the rather interesting conversation she had with her kids about the meaning of consent that lent itself naturally to a situation her tween daughter had with her younger brother. She wrote: