Poking people with sticks was against the rules of recess and I knew that, so I didn’t feel that I was punished unfairly. The teacher did let me know that the way that I did it was especially against the rules, but she didn’t punish me more because of that.
Kindergartners are definitely old enough to understand “no touching without permission” and “no touching in the underwear zone period.”
When my kids were.tiny, we decided our bodily autonomy rule would be phrased as “the only times you’re allowed to touch someone else are in an emergency and with their permission.”
FWIW. I certainly grew up in an era where some adults didn’t even grasp "no means no "
That’s unfair. If they thought you had done something wrong, they should explain to you then what it is.
Poking people with sticks was against the rules of recess and I knew that, so I didn’t feel that I was punished unfairly. The teacher did let me know that the way that I did it was especially against the rules, but she didn’t punish me more because of that.
Kindergartners are definitely old enough to understand “no touching without permission” and “no touching in the underwear zone period.”
When my kids were.tiny, we decided our bodily autonomy rule would be phrased as “the only times you’re allowed to touch someone else are in an emergency and with their permission.”
FWIW. I certainly grew up in an era where some adults didn’t even grasp "no means no "