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This is a link to The Conversation article published 21 February 2022. The authors were Giselle Woodley (Researcher and PhD Candidate), Carmen Jacques (Research Officer), Kelly Jaunzems (Researcher and Lecturer) and Lelia Green (Professor of Communications) all at Edith Cowan University in Western Australia.

Non fiction book: A frank, funny and honest guide to navigating consent and respectful relationships that helps young people understand the invisible rules governing consent and how to say yes, no and everything in between. Explores topics that young people need to know about consent from going to the doctor for the first time, working up to a first kiss through to sexual consent. Includes first-person anecdotes from real teens. https://booksfromaustralia.com/book/welcome-to-consent/

Topics: protective behaviours, child abuse prevention, bodily autonomy, safety, art.

Fiction

Focusing on empowerment and prevention, this approachable book gives young children a way to reject unwanted, possibly harmful physical contact by adults and other kids.

Age: 4 to 7 years.

Sherman, Joanne. Because it's my body!. New Jersey: Safe for Children Publishing, 2006.
ISBN: 9780971173590