Ally Langdon faces 'one of the most important conversations' as a parent - but Aussies are divided

As a mum to two young kids, host Ally Langdon found herself in "one of the most important conversations I've ever been involved in".

It was a conversation about consent, and while a confronting topic on Parental Guidance, why was it leaving Aussie parents divided?

Host Ally Langdon leads the discussion in the video above.

During the episode, four everyday Australian families with four very different parenting styles, were tasked with having open conversations about consent with their children.

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'Up Front Parents' Mark, 52, and Tammy, 49, believe no topic is off limits in their family.

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They are proud parents to four young boys from the ages of nine to 13.

Tammy's piece of advice to her boys however, caused tension among the other parents. It even left them divided.

Where do you stand? Watch it unfold here:

"The thing at the moment is... girls are wearing short-shorts," Tammy explained to the group.

"I'm saying to our boys, 'don't bring the girl home with the short-shorts'."

Mum of two girls, Sofia, called Tammy's beliefs "judgmental" sparking a deeper debate about peer pressure and "early sexualisation".

"So women need to dress appropriately so that [men] feel comfortable?" Sofia called out.

An expert weighs in

That's when consent educator Daniel Principe stepped in.

"There's always concern for me that it can suggest that 'someone had it coming to them' or 'that's a type of person that we shouldn't respect as much as someone as fully clothed'," he explained.

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"We have to address that. It shouldn't change how we relate to the respect and decency and care that person is owed."

"I speak to parents all the time navigating this and wanting to go, 'Where do we draw the line, when is it OK?'" he continued.

When the real question we should be asking, according to the expert, is "what are we valuing and celebrating our young women for in this country?"

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Leading the discussion, Ally asked the parents if they would rethink the conversations they've had about consent with their kids.

"Every single one of us in this room," Ally pointed out.

"I think we've got a lot of work to do ourselves," admitted Mark and Tammy.

While Sofia added: "I think we need to turn this conversation around, with our boys, about how we respect women and not disrespected them because of what they choose to wear."

Consent wasn't the only tough conversation that was discussed.

In the videos below, one family gets a rude awakening about the topic of sex, while the parents debate over age-appropriate flirting and dating:

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Parental Guidance airs Mondays at 7.30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.

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