What is wrong with some of the people who give advice to teachers, parents etc.? What a dystopic world they’re trying to create, where even grandparents must by default be assumed to be potential sexual predators:
The start of the piece:
Getting a reluctant child to give an elderly relative a kiss often requires some gentle persuasion. But parents who force their sons and daughters to give granny a peck on the cheek may be doing them harm, it was claimed yesterday. For instead of helping a child learn about showing affection, it may blur the boundaries of what is acceptable when it comes to physical contact, according to Lucy Emmerson, co-ordinator of the Sex Education Forum.
Getting a reluctant child to give an elderly relative a kiss often requires some gentle persuasion. But parents who force their sons and daughters to give granny a peck on the cheek may be doing them harm, it has been claimed. Getting a reluctant child to give an elderly relative a kiss often requires some gentle persuasion. But parents who force their sons and daughters to give granny a peck on the cheek may be doing them harm, it has been claimed.
She even claims that encouraging a youngster to blow a kiss, high-five or wave to a relative instead will help them avoid future sexual exploitation. Children need to learn from the start about the importance of consent and that ‘their bodies are their own’, she says.
Her controversial comments, in an online sex education resource for teachers, were immediately attacked by family campaigners. They said there was no evidence that children who are persuaded to kiss close relatives are more at risk of being sexually exploited later and said her recommendation undermined parents.
