Grown-Up's Guide
Pip's Feelings Club ยท Episode 18: It Was Me
"It was me. I'm sorry."The brave words
"Thank you for telling me the truth."What Papa says back
"The rocks are smaller."Telling feels lighter than hiding
What happens in the episode
Pip breaks Papa's cup, hides the pieces and tells a fib. Hiding it feels heavy, like a tummy full of rocks. Then she tells the truth: "It was me. I'm sorry." Papa says he is sad about his cup, and he thanks her for telling him. Both are true. He tells her about a fib he told when he was little. The cup is glued, but the crack still shows. The truth did not fix everything. It was still the brave thing to do.
Doing a sheet
Watch the episode together first: scan the code on Sheet 1, or visit pipsfeelingsclub.com. A calm 10 minutes, never as a consequence and not while a real fib is being sorted out. You read the comic, your child does the pens. Finish with a play card.
What to talk about
Sheet
Ask them
Do together
It Was Me
"Why did Pip hide the pieces?"
"How did her tummy feel?"
"How did Papa feel? Two things!"
Say the brave words together: in a big voice, a tiny voice, a robot voice.
Brave Like Kip
"Was Kip nervous?"
"What did Miss Wren say to him?"
"Can you still see the crack?"
Tell them about a time you owned up to something when you were little.
When they tell you the truth
1. First: "Thank you for telling me."
2. Your feeling, briefly: "I'm sad about it."
3. Then tidy up or fix it together.
When they've told a fib
Stay calm. A cross voice makes fibs grow.
Say what you see: "The cup is broken."
"It's safe to tell me. I want to know."
Do it out loud yourself
"I left the milk out. It was me. Sorry!"
"I got that wrong. I'll fix it."
Let them hear you own up to small things.
Catch them doing it well
"That was hard to say, and you said it."
"Thank you for telling me the truth."
"You helped clean up, too."
Try to avoid
Asking "Did you do this?" when you know.
Making the truth cost more than the fib.
Needing them to make you feel better.
Every day (2 minutes)
At bedtime: "Any oops to tell me about?"
"Thank you for telling me." Every time.
Tell them one of your own, too.