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Brothers, sisters, and the arguments
Badge 7 of 7 · Accident Prevention
Lesson 3 of 3 · Step 42 of 43 in the course
Watch, then decide. The next step only opens when you have it right.
Step 1 of 3
Step 1 of 3
In charge of the house, not in charge of a person
- A surprising amount of what goes wrong at home starts as an argument between two children.
- Then somebody pushes, and then somebody is bleeding.
- If you are the older one, you are in charge of the house, not a parent.
- There is a difference, and it is worth saying out loud.
Watch, then answer this
Being left in charge means you are in charge of what?
Step 2 of 3
Agree the flashpoints before four o’clock
- Screen time, snacks, whose turn.
- Agree them before four o’clock, and write them into your House Rules agreement.
- An argument you already settled is not an argument.
Watch, then answer this
Why settle it in advance rather than when it comes up?
Step 3 of 3
If somebody does get hurt
- You do what badge 6 says: scan, call, act, note.
- Call a parent, even for something small.
- Nobody is in trouble. Getting that clear in advance is what makes a child tell you early rather than hide it.
Watch, then answer this
Your little brother falls and it was partly your fault. What changes?
That is this lesson.
You watched it, you made the call yourself, and you got it right. That is the whole lesson — nothing here was read to pass.
Now do it
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Watching is not the same as being able to do it. Stand up and work through these. Nothing here is marked and nothing is sent anywhere — the ticks are yours.
Accessibility
Read what happens in each clip instead
Step 1 — There is a difference. An older child and a younger sibling in a living room. The older one is clearly the responsible one — checking, tidying, keeping an eye — but not ordering the younger around. Warm and equal, not bossy. The distinction is in the body language.
Step 2 — Before, not during. Two siblings and a parent at a table settling three things in advance: whose turn on the screen, what snacks are allowed, who chooses. Everyone nods. Then, later, the two of them alone — and a moment that would have been an argument simply is not.
Step 3 — You are the first aider. A younger child takes a small tumble off a sofa. The older one goes straight to them, checks them over calmly, and reaches for a phone — not panicking, not blaming. Then a parent answering. Nobody is badly hurt.
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