Before you post a comment, pause and ask if it is kind and true.
A comment takes a second to type but can stay a long time, so pause before you post.
Read it out loud in the voice of the reader. A joke can be funny to you and sting for them.
Ask three questions: is it kind, is it true, and is it worth saying? Saying nothing is okay too.
A comment cannot be taken back. Deleting takes away the words, but not how it felt.
These are some of the questions on the sets. The printable sheets have more and an answer key.
Yes. It names what was good.
Is it kind, true and worth saying?. A comment must pass all three.
Take away the words. It cannot take away how someone felt.
Tell a grown-up and say sorry privately. Everyone slips up sometimes.
With a grown-up, make a plan. Before you post a comment, pause, read it out loud in the voice of the person who will read it, and ask if it is kind, true and worth saying.
Make a family habit: pause, read it aloud as the reader, and ask kind, true, worth saying before any comment is posted.
