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We Need to Respect Our Kids' Bodily Autonomy at the Doctor’s Office Too

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In the last several years, parents have become increasingly concerned with both teaching and respecting their children’s boundaries.

We know it’s not good to force physical affection. We listen when a child says no to over-exuberant tickling. However, when a doctor tells us to restrain our child for a procedure, we rotely do as we’re told.

This isn’t as black and white of an issue as some of the other rules around boundaries because we do have to make sure our children get the medical care that they need, but I believe we restrain children — especially those with a disability — far more than we have to.

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