As your child ages and has more social interactions outside of the home, it is important to discuss their own personal boundaries. 

They will interact with more people, and those interactions or relationships may become more complex, meaning having an understanding of their rights and responsibilities can be very helpful. 

• Guiding your child to set boundaries helps them understand and respect who they are as well as respecting and understanding those people around them.
• Your child is in charge of their own body and has the right to say when it is OK, or not OK to touch them.
• This is especially true if it is touching or language they don’t like or is within a sexual context. 
• It is important to understand that for every right your child has to engage in personal boundaries, so too does every other person.
• Every person also has the responsibility to ask permission if they are likely to impede on someone else’s personal boundaries.