Risk: Having only one leg of support (or one safe space) is risky. What if one space fails? People need multiple places where they can ask for help (or ask for space to be listened to).
More safe spaces; more stable. How might we empower and enable others to build healthy and safe spaces? How does one ask for what they want, and and how does one learn and set their boundaries?
Covid impact: everyone has limited spaces you have access to; especially for children
Pre-pandemic, there have been different spaces (not all safe): home, classroom, post-class organizations and extra curricular activities, friends,
Having multiple legs on the chair improves support. Aside from the home space, where else can they find space?
People need spaces to practice and learn that interaction.
How do you teach them to interact well with other people?
to reflect on what they want,
to learn how to ask for what they want civilly,
to define and enforce their boundaries
Enable people (and young adults) to learn how to set boundaries (and also to remind them that they are allowed to change their mind)
Negotiations and consent; (consent is saying no, is walking away)
FIRST - Freely given, informed, revokable, specific, time-bound