Personal Space


More Than Fluff
Don't Touch My Hair!
Personal Space Camp
Don't Hug Doug (He Doesn't Like It)
Through with the Zoo
My Very Own Space
Kindergators: Hands Off, Harry!
Whoa Panda!
You and Me, Anemone
No Huddles for Heloise
How to Hug a Pufferfish
Can I Give You a Squish?
Consent (for Kids!): Boundaries, Respect, and Being in Charge of YOU (Be Smart About, 1)
No Hugs!
Harrison P. Spader, Personal Space Invader (Little Boost)
Maud Hart Lovelace
This was Betsy and Tacy's private corner. Betsy's mother was a great believer in people having private corners, and the piano box was plainly meant to belong to Betsy and Tacy, for it fitted them so snugly. ...more
Maud Hart Lovelace, Betsy-Tacy

Roxane Gay
Why do we view the boundaries people create for themselves as challenges? Why do we see someone setting a limit and then try to push? Once, I was at a restaurant with a large group of people and the waitress kept touching me. It was really fucking annoying because I don't want to be touched like that unless we are in a sexual relationship. Every time she passed by, she would rub my shoulders or run her hand down my arm and I kept getting more and more irritated but I said nothing. I never do. Do ...more
Roxane Gay, Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body

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