World peace starts on the changing table’ – a quote by Ute Strub, German Pikler pedagogue and trainer – is framed and hung in the baby room at Little Peanuts Day Nursery in Wheldrake, York.
For nursery director Sarah Hardwell, this seemingly simple statement has many layers – from carrying out intimate care moments with the child’s co-operation and treating them with respect to building trust and enabling them to have a ‘voice’ and make choices, starting from when they are babies (see Case study). She regards it as the foundations of consent, which can be defined as individuals having real choice and control and actively giving permission.
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