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This is so incredibly important a thing to teach children. Between this, and not forcing them to hug or kiss people they don't want to, they learn that their bo
by rosser 8y ago
This is so incredibly important a thing to teach children. Between this, and not forcing them to hug or kiss people they don't want to, they learn that their body belongs to them. I can't think of much that matters more for people to know at an embodied, felt level.
- Pfhreak 8y agoThank you! We've taught our daughter to emphatically say "No thank you", and told her she doesn't need to hug or kiss anyone if she doesn't want to, and I've gotten some real angry responses from adults. I've had to intervene when an adult insisted on coming in and hugging after a totally unambiguous no thank you.