Consent and respectful relationships education became mandatory across Australia in 2024. Parents and teachers are often struggling to keep up as children and teens come to grips with new concepts about sex, consent, gender, relationships and the online world.

Jane Gilmore’s new book is here to help. Blending relatable anecdotes, meticulous research and extensive interviews with teachers, kids and parents, It Takes A Village To Teach Your Children About Consent is a gift for anyone who needs answers to the questions that keep so many parents awake at night…

• How much screen time is too much?
• Who are my kids talking to online?
• How can I protect my children from abuse?
• How do I talk to my teen about porn?
• What is the manosphere and do I need to worry about it?
• How do I know if my children are being abused online?
• What do I do if my kid is the one being abusive?
• What do I need to know about AI, deep fakes, and the virtual world?
• How do I have conversations about consent with my children?
• When is it too late to talk to them about this stuff? When is it too early?