She explains to Newsweek that her client is “simply making the very reasonable case for establishing a ‘culture of consent’ in households and with children from the youngest possible age.”
“This is about teaching children that they have the right to decide what happens to their bodies and getting parents and carers into positive habits of not assuming consent from their children.”
Parents have been known to demand rather than ask their children to do things, according to parenting expert Julie Romanowski.
No matter how large or little the person is, showing respect for them involves asking for an embrace instead of forcing one.
“It is the highest form of respect for their rights to their bodies and life, and it is also proper etiquette,” she says, as reported by Global News.
