In advice that is certain to be on the nose for many, Australian academics are advising parents to ask their babies for consent before changing a nappy.

A dripping diaper or a nappy full of nastiness should be no reason for haste when it comes to transparency and full disclosure about a change of your child’s dirty underclothes, according to researchers at the Deakin University.

“At the start of a nappy change, ensure your child knows what is happening,” the report published on The Conversation states.

“Get down to their level and say, ‘You need a nappy change,’ and then pause so they can take this in.”

Take your time, the researchers say.

Let it all percolate, so the little one has time to be at ease with the impending change.

“Then you can say, ‘Do you want to walk [or] crawl wit

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