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Keeping you safe is a grown-up's job

You can say that being looked after is owed to you, not earned.

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1Watch

The school gate

Film

The school gate

A kid comes out of the school gate into a crowd of grown-ups, looks for one face, and lifts a hand to wave.

16 seconds

Somebody is there. Watch her look for them.

2The idea

Somebody's job is you

Grown-ups are supposed to keep you safe. That is their job. It is not a favour. You do not have to earn it.

Being looked after is not a prize. It is yours already. Even on a day you were grumpy. Even on a day you broke something.

3The idea

What the job looks like

The job is made of small things. Dinner on the table. A hand at the road. Knowing where you are. Coming when you call at night.

Sometimes the job sounds like no. Not now. Bed time. Seatbelt on. A grown-up saying no is still looking after you.

4The idea

Jay and his dad

Jay wanted to play. Dad said not now, I am cooking. Jay was cross. But dinner is part of the job. Dad was doing it.

Later Dad drove Jay to Grandma’s. He did not check Jay’s seatbelt. That was Dad not doing the job. Same dad. The job is about what happens, not who they are.

5Say it

The sentence you are allowed to say

Say this in your normal voice

“I need some help.”

You will need it on a day when you feel funny and nobody has noticed.

6Decide

A grown-up walks you to school. What is that?

Yes. It is their job. You do not have to be good to get it. You do not have to say thank you, either, though you can.

It can feel like a favour. It is not. Being kept safe is owed to you. Every day, whatever kind of day you had.

Pick one to carry on.

7The idea

If a grown-up does not do it

If a grown-up does not look after you, that is about them. Never about you. You did not cause it. It is not yours to fix.

You are allowed to ask for help. You are allowed to keep asking, until somebody helps.

8Again

Which grown-up is not doing their job?

Right. Not now and go to bed are grown-ups doing their job. The car is the one. Nobody checked the belt.

A grown-up saying no is still looking after you. Their job is keeping you safe, not making you happy. Look for the one where nobody is keeping the kid safe.

Pick one to carry on.

9Look

Ask, and keep asking

Still image

The bus stop

A kid tugging the sleeve of a grown-up at a bus stop, a second grown-up standing nearby.

If the first grown-up does not help, ask a different one. Asking twice is allowed.

10Find them

Which of these are a grown-up's job?

Tap the ones that count.

Find all 4.

11Do it

Before you leave this page

Find one grown-up in your house. Tell them one thing that made you feel good today.

Tick it when you have done it.

Lesson done.

Keeping you safe is a grown-up's job. Not a favour.

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