Teaching body autonomy to small children is IMPORTANT. And nuanced. My eight year old son and my three year old twins do not get to decide if they are going to school, or getting in the car, or getting a necessary medical treatment. They do not have full body autonomy. But they DO have full authoriity over when they want to receive a hug or a kiss, or hold hands, or play a specific game. I tell my kids "you get to decide when you want to receive affection, or whether or not you want to play some