When you talk about privacy, you can recognize various kinds of interpersonal relationships, identify personal space (boundaries), and learn how to ask for those boundaries to be respected. This also gives adults the opportunity to reframe some of their child’s various sexual behaviours.
Explain to your child that some kids like to be hugged or tickled; others don’t.
Remind them that:
Invite them to name the people they like to hug and the times when they would prefer to have their boundaries respected.
Ask them:
Ask your child:
A private space is a space where you can be by yourself, with nobody else with you. Waiting before you enter a private space is called “respecting privacy.”
Learning to self-affirm can help you get others to respect you and respect your boundaries.
What does “self-affirming” mean?
Self-affirming means being able to tell other people what you like and what you don’t. It also means deciding what you want and don’t want. Self-affirming means asking others to respect us. For some kids, that’s easy; for others, it’s not.
…that nobody can know what you’re thinking in your head and feeling in your heart if you don’t say it clearly with your words and with your body?
Psychosexual development is part of the overall development of young children. Learn the difference between normal behaviour and sexual behaviour problems.
Sex education is part of young children’s everyday world. Learn about simple acts that can help prevent sexual violence.
Sexual violence, even without physical contact, leads to devastating consequences for children and teens.
Learn how to receive a sexual violence disclosure and report a situation.
