‘Sexuality Expert’ Tells Parents To Ask for Baby’s Consent Before Changing Diaper
By Rebekah Baker
May 10, 2018 at 3:55pm
During a segment on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on Thursday, a sexuality educator encouraged parents to ask their babies for consent before changing their diaper.
Deanna Carson describes herself on her website as “a leading Australian sexuality educator, researcher, speaker, author and ultimate keeper of a straight face when dispelling children’s misconceptions about bodies and baby making.”
She is also a member of the National LGBTIQ Health Alliance, the Society of Australian Sexologists and National Speakers Association of Australia and Partners in Prevention.
Carson advocates for a “consent culture” and claims that parents asking for permission before changing their baby’s diaper will reinforce the idea of consent in children early.
Regarding consent laws in Australia, Carson told the show’s host, “We work with children from three years old.”
“We work with parents from birth,” she added.
When the interviewer appeared confused by the remark, Carson responded, “Yes, just about how to set up a culture of consent in their homes so ‘I’m going to change your nappy now, is that OK?'”
“Of course a baby is not going to respond ‘yes mum that’s awesome, I’d love to have my nappy changed,” she continued. “But if you leave a space, and wait for body language and wait to make eye contact then you’re letting that child know that their response matters.”
Carson’s comments sparked quite a bit of mockery on Twitter.
USA! USA! USA! Bringing you democracy, or else! there were strains of VD that were incurable, and they were first found in the Philippines and then transmitted to the Korean working girls via US military. The 'incurables' we were told were first taken back to a military hospital in the Philippines to quietly die. – 4um