
Mamamia’s Five Golden Rules series takes a pervy look into the lives of Australian families. From parents of toddlers to parents of teenagers, the series asks parents to share their golden parenting rules, including the rules for their kids, and rules to just get through each day.
This week, we hear from Yumi Stynes, a radio presenter, author of multiple books such as Welcome To Consent and Welcome To Your Period, and host of the popular podcast, Ladies We Need To Talk. Yumi is also mum to four kids.
As a recent guest on Mamamia's This Glorious Mess podcast, Yumi shared her Five Golden Rules for parenting with hosts Holly Wainwright and Andrew Daddo.
1. Kids are the bosses of their bodies.
"This is a really profound rule that sometimes as parents we forget," Yumi shared.
"We say to our kids, 'Come here I need to put sunscreen on your face', and we pin them down and literally go against their wishes and override their consent to smear sunscreen on them.
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"While it's kind of normal as a parent to do this, you also have to understand that consent is about being the CEO of your body. People will try to invade, but you will continue to be the boss and that's the message I want to convey to my kids.