Fostering empathy from the earliest age is fundamental to undoing generations of toxic male socialization and replacing our current rape culture with a culture rooted in consent in which everyone’s agency and autonomy is respected. This article provides tangible examples, steps, and tips for teaching consent and fostering empathy to children in of various and age groups. This process allows for a progression of education, establishing a foundation that can built upon throughout childhood and adolescence so that consent is not new or exclusive to discussions of relationships, sex, and sexuality.
– Brett Goldberg
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