The lesson is intended for children in year grades 1-6.
If done in detailed blocks, this lesson take 30 minutes.
The lesson can be done with large groups, small classes or individuals.
We all should respect people’s rights and personal boundaries. Remember we all have a right to feel safe all the time. People we know and even people we don’t know can cross boundaries and come into our personal space. If this happens, even if the person is an adult or older teenager, and their behaviour makes us feel unsafe, it is important to tell someone. Even if we are told to keep what they did a secret it needs to be told to a trusted adult or older teenager.
Secrets play a considerable role in crimes involving relationship violence, grooming and sexual abuse. Perpetrators will often use secret-keeping to manipulate children. It is important for children to hear if they feel worried or unsafe especially if they’ve been told to not tell, that they can tell and they keep telling until they feel safe again.
It is important to know if we are asked to keep secrets that make us feel unsafe it is never too late to tell someone.
We look at the difference between Tell and Keep secrets as sometimes if we are asked to keep a secret it may make us feel uncomfortable and unsafe.
Difference between a ‘Keep’ and ‘Tell’ secret How to tell a trusted adult. We have a right to say ‘No’ if someone makes us feel unsafe and we have early warning signs.
Keep secrets make people happy and are fun. Tell secrets can hurt thoughts and we may have Early Warning Signs Tell a trusted adult Keep telling until feeling safe again.
Identify Keep secrets usually have a surprise at the end and are fun Identify Tell secrets make us feel worried and unsafe
It is important to know if we are asked to keep secrets that make us feel unsafe it is never too late to tell someone.