Parents will be increasingly aware they need to talk about consent with their children. There is no such thing as "too young" to start the conversation. In fact, the earlier the better, when it comes ...

Researchers from The University of Manchester are calling for urgent changes to how children and young people are asked to take part in research, warning that current consent systems often fail to ...

Child marriage with parental consent remains legal in 33 states, with three states setting no minimum age at all. The post Child Marriage With Parental Consent is Still Legal in These 33 States ...

Strip searching a child without appropriate consent is "sexual abuse," and should attract heavy sanctions—backed up by legislation—for any UK police officer who does it, insists a leading pediatrician ...

With so many stories of sexual violence in the media, consent is a word that we are hearing about more and more. However, as it pertains to sexual behavior, the definition of consent has changed.

A federal appeals court ruled Ohio can enforce a law requiring parental consent before children under 16 use social media, overturning a lower-court block.

Genuine consent is a state of mind, not behaviour, and it must be examined as such for both girls and boys. Courts must look ...