# Any evidence that teaching kids about healthy boundaries and consent to physical contact reduces abuse?

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**Created:** [December 28, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-evidence-that-teaching-kids-about-healthy-boundaries-and-consent-to-physical-contact-reduces-abuse/977225 "2022-12-28T16:41:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 29, 2022, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-evidence-that-teaching-kids-about-healthy-boundaries-and-consent-to-physical-contact-reduces-abuse/977225/24 "2022-12-29T14:27:20Z")

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[Moderating]  
A reminder here that the OP is looking for statistics, studies, or other evidence concerning this. Hypotheses are not what’s called for in this thread.

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