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Ages 7+ · Life Skills · Being responsible
Asking for help
💪try first🙋ask kindly🤝work together💛say thank you
Try first, then ask.
The big ideaTry first, then ask kindly. Asking for help is brave and smart.

How it works

Try first, then ask kindly. Asking for help is brave and smart.

Some jobs are too hard, or too heavy, to do alone.

Say what you need and what you tried. Then people know just how to help.

Try it firstAsk kindlyWork on ittogetherSay thank you
Kit's four steps.

Example 1: Try first

  1. The honey jar lid is stuck.
  2. Kit twists it, and he tries a cloth.
  3. It is still stuck, so now he knows he needs help.

Example 2: Ask kindly

  1. Kit waits politely until his grown-up looks up.
  2. He says, excuse me, could you help me, please?
  3. He says what he tried: I tried twisting it, and I tried a cloth.
🙋excuse me🫙the jar is stuck💪I tried twisting
Kind words.

Example 3: Together, then thanks

  1. They twist the lid together, and pop!
  2. Kit says, thank you, and he really means it.
  3. His grown-up says, you are welcome.

Words to know

try first
Have a go yourself before you ask.
ask kindly
Use please and a polite voice.
brave
Doing something even when it feels hard.
together
Working side by side.

Watch out

Try it

  1. What do you do before you ask for help?
  2. What can Kit say when he asks?
  3. A box is too heavy to carry alone. What is smart?
  4. What do you say when the help is done?
Answers: 1. try it yourself first · 2. excuse me, could you help me, please? · 3. ask for help · 4. thank you
Try at homeNext time a job is too hard or too heavy, try it first. Then ask a grown-up kindly, say what you tried, and say thank you.
For grown-upsWhen your child is stuck, wait a moment for them to try, then ask what they have tried. Praise the asking itself as brave and smart.
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