A mum has told how she asks for her son's permission before changing his nappy because she wants to teach him about consent.
Chicago mum Alissa, took to TikTok to reveal the process she goes through when it's time to change her son's nappy.
In the video on her TikTok account, @once.upon.a.mama, she said she wants to make her son feel "part of the process,".
Alissa says at each step of the change tells her son what she’s doing and checks he's happy before continuing.
The 32-year-old said: "The goal is to make him feel involved and not like a passive observer having his body manipulated,” she explained in the caption.
"Okay, I’m taking your pants off, ok?” she says before explaining she's “taking off his diaper”, reports The Mirror.
She continues: "Young toddlers and babies cannot consent to diaper change but they must be done as it's a necessary care task.
“So I interact with my son as I change him and explain what I’m doing as I do it, so he at least feels part of the process.
“The goal is to make him feel more involved and not like a passive observer having his body manipulated,” Alissa continued.
“I want him to be building this foundation for his body autonomy and consensual interactions later in his life.”
After the change, Alissa thanks the tot and tells him he's done a “good job”.
Her video has been viewed more than 110,000 times and racked up hundreds of comments - with many appreciative parents sharing their thanks.
One wrote: "I feel like smaller things like this are often overlooked but are so vital to a child's future consent/boundaries. Thank you for teaching these things."
“First I thought this was weird, then I remembered I do the same thing with my elderly residents (with less baby talk) so they don’t feel uncomfortable,” another admitted.
One mum joked: "I've been doing this with my now one-year-old because I liked to talk and he was the only one around during the day."
