Home Actress Elizabeth Smart HD Instagram Photos and Wallpapers November 2023 Elizabeth Smart Instagram - Handling Family and Consent. I've gotten this question a few times in my comments and stories. I've put them together into one question to hit many points simultaneously. Q: "I don't force my kid to hug/kiss anyone, not even me. As we greet our family, I ask my kid, "Would you like to hug or high-five Grandpa?" My family is critical of this practice. I'm worried about the comments my kid might receive from the family members. What do I do?" A: Teaching body autonomy is critical to creating a culture of consent. Body autonomy is having the power and ability to make choices for your body. Teaching body autonomy protects kids from future s3xual abuse and assault. Kids aged 1-12 should know they can choose how they give and receive affection. They'll still have to take baths and wear seatbelts, but they call the shots regarding affection. While many people were forced to hug and kiss their family and never experienced r*pe or abuse, many have. The argument, "We made you do it, and everything was fine." is survivorship bias. We now know 93% of abuse comes from someone we know, 70% of abuse happens to people 17 and under, and 50% of people who mol3sted a child under the age of 6 were family members (YWCA Factsheet). Our kids need to know that they don't owe ANYONE affection. If anyone, even a family member, compromises that, we will back our child up EVERY TIME. Now, if the adults in your kids' life want to make comments to the child, SHUT IT DOWN. It's inappropriate. Your child is not responsible for their happiness or feeling loved. FIRMLY explain that you will not tolerate having your child talked to like that. If they want to learn more, they can talk to you privately. Often, when people understand that this protects the kid from abuse and that most abuse comes from someone the kid knows, it's respected. If not, and the boundary is pushed, stop hanging out with that family member completely or only when your child(ren) is absent. If you want to improve your consent practice, you can take my Wholehearted Consent Course. Use the code CONSENT for $33 off. www.wholeheartedconsent.com

Elizabeth Smart Instagram – Handling Family and Consent. I’ve gotten this question a few times in my comments and stories. I’ve put them together into one question to hit many points simultaneously. Q: “I don’t force my kid to hug/kiss anyone, not even me. As we greet our family, I ask my kid, “Would you like to hug or high-five Grandpa?” My family is critical of this practice. I’m worried about the comments my kid might receive from the family members. What do I do?” A: Teaching body autonomy is critical to creating a culture of consent. Body autonomy is having the power and ability to make choices for your body. Teaching body autonomy protects kids from future s3xual abuse and assault. Kids aged 1-12 should know they can choose how they give and receive affection. They’ll still have to take baths and wear seatbelts, but they call the shots regarding affection. While many people were forced to hug and kiss their family and never experienced r*pe or abuse, many have. The argument, “We made you do it, and everything was fine.” is survivorship bias. We now know 93% of abuse comes from someone we know, 70% of abuse happens to people 17 and under, and 50% of people who mol3sted a child under the age of 6 were family members (YWCA Factsheet). Our kids need to know that they don’t owe ANYONE affection. If anyone, even a family member, compromises that, we will back our child up EVERY TIME. Now, if the adults in your kids’ life want to make comments to the child, SHUT IT DOWN. It’s inappropriate. Your child is not responsible for their happiness or feeling loved. FIRMLY explain that you will not tolerate having your child talked to like that. If they want to learn more, they can talk to you privately. Often, when people understand that this protects the kid from abuse and that most abuse comes from someone the kid knows, it’s respected. If not, and the boundary is pushed, stop hanging out with that family member completely or only when your child(ren) is absent. If you want to improve your consent practice, you can take my Wholehearted Consent Course. Use the code CONSENT for $33 off. www.wholeheartedconsent.com

Elizabeth Smart Instagram - Handling Family and Consent. I've gotten this question a few times in my comments and stories. I've put them together into one question to hit many points simultaneously. Q: "I don't force my kid to hug/kiss anyone, not even me. As we greet our family, I ask my kid, "Would you like to hug or high-five Grandpa?" My family is critical of this practice. I'm worried about the comments my kid might receive from the family members. What do I do?" A: Teaching body autonomy is critical to creating a culture of consent. Body autonomy is having the power and ability to make choices for your body. Teaching body autonomy protects kids from future s3xual abuse and assault. Kids aged 1-12 should know they can choose how they give and receive affection. They'll still have to take baths and wear seatbelts, but they call the shots regarding affection. While many people were forced to hug and kiss their family and never experienced r*pe or abuse, many have. The argument, "We made you do it, and everything was fine." is survivorship bias. We now know 93% of abuse comes from someone we know, 70% of abuse happens to people 17 and under, and 50% of people who mol3sted a child under the age of 6 were family members (YWCA Factsheet). Our kids need to know that they don't owe ANYONE affection. If anyone, even a family member, compromises that, we will back our child up EVERY TIME. Now, if the adults in your kids' life want to make comments to the child, SHUT IT DOWN. It's inappropriate. Your child is not responsible for their happiness or feeling loved. FIRMLY explain that you will not tolerate having your child talked to like that. If they want to learn more, they can talk to you privately. Often, when people understand that this protects the kid from abuse and that most abuse comes from someone the kid knows, it's respected. If not, and the boundary is pushed, stop hanging out with that family member completely or only when your child(ren) is absent. If you want to improve your consent practice, you can take my Wholehearted Consent Course. Use the code CONSENT for $33 off. www.wholeheartedconsent.com

Elizabeth Smart Instagram – Handling Family and Consent.

I’ve gotten this question a few times in my comments and stories. I’ve put them together into one question to hit many points simultaneously.

Q: “I don’t force my kid to hug/kiss anyone, not even me. As we greet our family, I ask my kid, “Would you like to hug or high-five Grandpa?”

My family is critical of this practice. I’m worried about the comments my kid might receive from the family members. What do I do?”

A: Teaching body autonomy is critical to creating a culture of consent. Body autonomy is having the power and ability to make choices for your body.

Teaching body autonomy protects kids from future s3xual abuse and assault.

Kids aged 1-12 should know they can choose how they give and receive affection.

They’ll still have to take baths and wear seatbelts, but they call the shots regarding affection.

While many people were forced to hug and kiss their family and never experienced r*pe or abuse, many have. The argument, “We made you do it, and everything was fine.” is survivorship bias.

We now know 93% of abuse comes from someone we know, 70% of abuse happens to people 17 and under, and 50% of people who mol3sted a child under the age of 6 were family members (YWCA Factsheet).

Our kids need to know that they don’t owe ANYONE affection. If anyone, even a family member, compromises that, we will back our child up EVERY TIME.

Now, if the adults in your kids’ life want to make comments to the child, SHUT IT DOWN. It’s inappropriate. Your child is not responsible for their happiness or feeling loved.

FIRMLY explain that you will not tolerate having your child talked to like that. If they want to learn more, they can talk to you privately.

Often, when people understand that this protects the kid from abuse and that most abuse comes from someone the kid knows, it’s respected.

If not, and the boundary is pushed, stop hanging out with that family member completely or only when your child(ren) is absent.

If you want to improve your consent practice, you can take my Wholehearted Consent Course. Use the code CONSENT for $33 off.
www.wholeheartedconsent.com | Posted on 14/Jun/2023 19:19:52

Elizabeth Smart Instagram – Have you seen this video of Lucille Ball that’s been rolling around social media platforms?

Once I saw the clip, I just had to watch the original. And let me tell you what a good lesson it is in power dynamics. 

Here’s the background. 

Lucille Ball is doing a question-and-answer seminar for the theater arts students at UCLA for the broadcast America Alive! First-year through graduate students are present.

There are three roving cohosts, Jack Linkletter, the actual show host. Gary Morton, Lucille’s husband, and some random media critic named David something (I couldn’t catch it). All three go up and down the aisles letting the students ask Lucy questions. 

In the clip, Lucy calls out David for putting his hands around the women’s shoulders or backs when they ask questions. 

Maybe you give David a pass. He is just getting close for the camera angle. It’s harmless. Right? 

Wrong.

When you watch the original, you’ll see that Gary and Jack respect people’s personal space and select a mixture of male and female students to ask questions. 

On top of inappropriately touching people, David is called out for only selecting female students.

Power dynamics is the ability to influence or control other people’s decisions. This influence is due to gender, race, age, perceived attractiveness, physical size, strength, social status, financial capacity, and/or job title. 

These female students David selected to ask a question didn’t have the power to say, “No, don’t touch me.” They are on a television show, and they are students and aspiring actors wanting to gain access to Comedienne Extraordinaire Lucille Ball’s wisdom. There are serious power imbalances at play here. 

You rarely see someone advocate so quickly and directly for others, but Lucy doesn’t skip a beat. She corrects him every single time. 

Understanding power dynamics is critical to practicing wholehearted consent. If you want people to be able to consent freely, you must consider the power imbalances at play.

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Elizabeth Smart Instagram – Go to my stories and ask your consent questions. I’m going to do a huge Q & A next week. If your question is too long for the box and you don’t mind everyone seeing your question, feel free to comment below.

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