Ages 5+ · Digital Life · Devices and balance
Watching with a grown-up
🤝pick together🍿snuggle🙋ask first🤞secret signal
Watch together.The big ideaPick shows together, ask before changing, and say so if it feels odd.
How it works
Three good things help: pick together, ask first, and say if it feels odd.
Many shows have a round sticker that says who they are for.
Odd can feel squirmy, or too loud, or too grown-up.
Telling is brave, and you are never in trouble for telling.
Example 1: Pick together
- Lila and Nana checked the stickers.
- They picked the sleepy octopus together.
- A grown-up knows what is made for kids.
Example 2: Ask first
- Lila wanted the space snail.
- Lila asked, Nana, can we change the show?
- Nana said yes.
Example 3: It feels odd
- A loud new video started by itself, and Lila's tummy felt squirmy.
- Lila tapped Nana's arm and said, this feels odd.
- Nana paused the show.
A video feels odd.Words to know
- odd
- Squirmy, too loud or too grown-up.
- sticker
- A round label that says who a show is for.
- signal
- A secret sign, like a hand on a tummy.
Watch out
- Do not change the show on your own, sneak a new video or hide an odd one.
- Do not keep it a secret or keep watching and say nothing.
- A new video can start by itself. It can happen to anyone.
- If your grown-up is not there, find one and tell what felt odd.
Try it
- A video feels odd. What do you do?
- What do you do before changing the show?
- Name a sign a video feels odd.
- Is Lila in trouble for telling Nana?
Answers: 1. Tell a grown-up · 2. Ask a grown-up · 3. A squirmy tummy or people shouting · 4. No, never
Try at homeWatch a show with a grown-up. Pick it together, and make a secret signal for when something feels odd.
For grown-upsWatch a show together, pick it with your child, and agree on a secret signal for when something feels odd.