‘Parents need to step up’: Labor to launch $40m sexual consent campaign to combat ‘confusion’
The federal government hopes parents will educate themselves so they can teach their children ‘to have safe, healthy relationships’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastParents should educate themselves about sexual consent so they can teach their kids about it, the federal government says, with a new $40m national campaign encouraging adults to learn about the issue to address “confusion”.The consent education advocate Chanel Contos said it was “not enough” simply to teach children about the issue in schools, saying parents also needed to step up and talk to their kids about consent. She encouraged parents to educate themselves and speak to other adults about consent.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...
The federal government hopes parents will educate themselves so they can teach their children ‘to have safe, healthy relationships’
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Parents should educate themselves about sexual consent so they can teach their kids about it, the federal government says, with a new $40m national campaign encouraging adults to learn about the issue to address “confusion”.
The consent education advocate Chanel Contos said it was “not enough” simply to teach children about the issue in schools, saying parents also needed to step up and talk to their kids about consent. She encouraged parents to educate themselves and speak to other adults about consent.
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