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by Mokgabo Maletswa and Natacha Martins Teaching a kid about consent has nothing to do with teaching them about sex. It’s about respecting boundaries. We believe parents can start educating children about consent and empowerment as early as 1 year old and continuing into the university years. It is our sincere hope that this post can help us raise empowered young adults who have empathy for others and a clear understanding of healthy consent.  To teach a child about the concept of consent and what consent entails, one must consider what is meant by the phenomena termed ‘consent’. So, what is consent really? What does consent involve? What should we be aware of when bearing in mind such a concept? In general terms, consent is a matter of an individual granting someone or something permission for a particular event to take place. It is the achievement of willful acknowledgment, sexual acceptance and eventually permission (expressly stated)...