Embed protective education in early childhood: teach body autonomy, consent, and trusted adults through play, routines, and stories.

Consent Game posters for preschoolers: colourful visuals teaching body safety, boundaries, and respect through Yes/No/Maybe interactive learning. Using real‑life picture cards of everyday actions like hugging, holding hands, or sharing toys, children sort them into baskets labelled Yes, No, or Maybe based on how they feel.

Yes/No/Maybe Consent Game for preschoolers: real‑life photo cards teaching body safety, consent, and respect through fun, interactive play.

My Body Belongs to Me preschool activity: fun body outline craft teaching safety, consent, and trusted adults through play and creative learning.

This template can be used as part of a consent display.

Young children often explore their world through touch and close contact, but rough play can lead to upset or hurt feelings. Introducing personal space and consent concepts early helps preschoolers learn boundaries, empathy, and respectful interactions.

In a world where safeguarding begins with everyday interactions, teaching consent to toddlers and preschoolers isn’t just possible—it’s essential. Long before children understand the word “consent,” they can learn what it feels like to be respected, heard, and safe. These early lessons lay the foundation for lifelong boundaries, empathy, and self-worth.

Simple songs about consent gently introduce children to concepts like body autonomy, boundary-setting, and respectful communication in ways that feel playful, affirming, and easy to remember. By pairing repetitive rhymes with hand motions, call-and-response, and relatable scenarios, these songs help children internalize messages such as “I can say no,” “I ask before I touch,” and “My voice matters.” Whether used in circle time, transition moments, or home routines, they offer educators and families an emotionally safe, joyful way to teach consent from the ground up.

Lulu Says Yes, Lulu Says No is an empowering story for preschoolers that introduces the concept of consent through everyday interactions. It uses clear, age-appropriate language and relatable scenarios to help children understand that their voice matters and their body belongs to them. The following provides a free ebook to download and individual posters of the story.