Creating cultures of consent: a guide for parents and educators

1. Why consent? We didn't know what we didn't know Changing the narratives Many questions, few answers Culture and history How kids learn consent Who should teach what? Is consent education sex education? The history of sex education in the United States What do you teach your kids about consent? How to use this book 2. Consent at home and in school : why we need both The continuum of harm We all grew up in rape culture The media Where schools come in

3. Entitlement, boundaries, and personal agency Privilege, entitlement, and identity Childism What do healthy boundaries look like? Personal agency : sexual agency, sexual subjectivity Conversation tools and outlines The gift of shame-free education 4. Decolonizing the way we talk about consent : cultural humility and sexual scripting A singular perspective Decolonizing consent education Homogenous perspectives on sex, dating, consent, and victimhood

5. Teaching consent : curriculum design and diffusion

Emotional quota

What about boys?

How are values learned?

Cross-curricular design

Building bridges with parents and schools

6. Breaking down the binary : gender-responsive frameworks

The paradox of gender

Gender : for better or worse

Gender in the bedroom

The effects of tokenism

Nonbinary experiences

Discussing gender is vital to consent

7. The future we create

Community activism : from book clubs to student organizations

Curriculum advocacy

Starting in the home and classroom.