Should grown ups ask you to keep forever secrets?
No! Grown ups can ask short term secrets, like when planning a surpirse party. But grown ups should never ask you to keep secrets from your parents or teachers.
Should you tell your teacher if another kid hurt you?
Yes! Teachers are supposed to make sure that students are being safe and kind to one another!
Sally's clsasmates are being very loud on the playground! Should she tell a teacher?
Maybe not, Sally can go tell her classmates that they are hhurting her ears or she can go to a quieter part of the playground if she needs a break
Carlos's classmates keep throwing papers and erasers at him in class and won't stop when Carlos tells them to stop. Should he tell a teacher?
Yes! Carlos tried to solve the problem by asking his classmates to stop, but they're not listening. He should ask his teacher for help.
Veronica's neighbor, Mr. Anderson, gives her candy and says " don't tell your mom." Is that a safe secret?
No, safe adults do not ask kids to keep secrets
Gabriel's uncle, Uncle Robert, always pinches Gabriel and calls him mean names when other grown ups are not around. Uncle Robert says "if you try to tell your parents, they're not going to believe you." Is that true?
No! Teachers and parents will try to help when kids say that someone is hurting them.
Your teacher says "don't tell your parents about our art project, because we'll surprise them with it on mother's day! Is this a safe secret?
Yes! Safe secrets are temporary and don't hurt anyone!
