Katherine Bussey receives funding from Department of Education, Victorian Government for other research projects. She is affiliated with Infant and Toddler Advocacy Network Australia (ITANA), a ...

There has been a lot of focus on the need to teach older children about consent. But parents should not wait until kids are teenagers to talk about appropriate touching or how everyone has the right ...

Early childhood researchers in Australia suggest that parents should be asking babies for “consent” before changing their diapers. “At the start of a nappy change, ensure your child knows what is ...

Researchers from Australia’s Deakin University said that there is a lot of talk surrounding when to teach teenagers about consent issues such as appropriate. However it should start much sooner — ...

Researchers from Australia's Deakin University encourage new parents to teach their infants about consent while changing their diapers. It’s a move that might stink to some parents, but there’s a ...

It’s a move that might stink to some parents, but there’s a new-age way to change a newborn’s undies. Drenched diapers are no longer messes that need to be ripped off a baby’s bottom posthaste, ...

Australian childhood development researchers are urging parents to ask their babies for consent before changing their nappies. While most parents see nappy changes as a routine, often-rushed childcare ...

Nappy changes are often simply part of a parent's daily routine, but Deakin University's Katherine Bussey and Nicole Downs said the task can be used to educate children about the importance of bodily ...