Someone repeatedly calls your house and leaves mean messages.
Don't engage with the caller. Save the messages, tell a parent/guardian, and let the adult decide whether to block the number or report it.
You want something from the refrigerator but don't know if it's fresh.
Check the date/food condition and ask an adult if you're unsure. When in doubt, don't eat it.
You break a glass while alone and seriously cut your hand.
Get emergency help immediately. Move away from the broken glass, apply firm pressure to the injury with clean material, and contact emergency services/an adult.
A neighbor you don't know well is staring at you while you play outside.
Stay where other people are and don't approach them. Go inside or to a trusted adult if you feel uncomfortable and tell the adult what happened.
You smell something burning but don't see a fire or some yet.
Tell an adult immediately and get everyone to safety. If there is danger or smoke/fire, leave the house and call emergency services from a safe location.
You overhear a friend saying he stole money from the teacher’s purse.
Tell a trusted adult. Don’t spread it around school or confront your friend yourself.
A friend borrows your cell phone and sends mean texts to people in your contact list.
Tell your friend to stop and tell a trusted adult if needed. You may also apologize to the people who received the messages and explain that you didn't send it
A person on the street asks you for money to buy food.
You can say, “Sorry, I can't help,” and keep walking. If you're concerned about the person, tell a trusted adult.
At the park, some kids you don’t know well ask you to go and have ice cream with them.
Check with your parent/guardian or another trusted adult before going anywhere with them.
Your friend gets into a car with people she doesn’t know and leaves you behind.
Do not get into the car or try to follow them. Contact a trusted adult and let them know what happened.
On your way home from school, you see someone riding your friend’s stolen bicycle.
Don't confront or chase the person. Tell a trusted adult what you saw.
Someone is following you as you are walking to a friend’s house.
Go to a safe, populated place and contact a trusted adult. If you feel you're in immediate danger, get help from a nearby adult or emergency services
You are at a friend’s party and see someone steal another person’s cell phone.
Tell a trusted adult rather than confronting the person yourself.
You see your friend take a copy of tomorrow’s math test from the teacher’s desk.
Don't look at or copy the test. Tell a trusted adult/teacher what you saw.
You are supposed to take some medicine after school but don’t remember which one.
Do not take it until a trusted adult confirms what you are supposed to take.
You want to cross a busy city street, but the crossing light isn’t working.
Don't cross. Find another safe place to cross or wait for help from a trusted adult.
