Here is the winner of the theatre of the absurd for this week: an Australian childcare chain suggested that parents should ask their babies and toddlers for consent before changing nappies, to ensure “respectful changes.” Well, leaving aside how one gets consent from those who can’t talk or even conceptualise the concept of consent, suppose a negative was given, hypothetical. No, don’t change my nappy. This could lead to a situation over a few days couldn’t it?
