Grown-Up's Guide
Pip's Feelings Club · Episode 21: Feelings Detective
"Are you okay?"The check
Look. Guess. Check.Clues in the face, body and voice
Notice. Ask. Stay.Helping without fixing
The steps from the episode
Look for clues (face, body, voice) → Make a guess → Check: "Are you okay?" A guess is only a guess, so a good detective always asks. Pip does not fix Rory's feeling: he still misses his Papa at the end. She notices, she asks, and she stays. At home her guess is wrong (Papa is tired, not sad), and checking is how she finds out.
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. You read the comic, your child does the pens. Finish with a play card.
What to talk about
Sheet
Ask them
Do together
Feelings Detective
"What clues did Pip see?"
"What did Pip ask Rory?"
"Did Pip fix Rory's sad feeling?"
Look at faces in a picture book. Find the clues and make a guess.
Guess, Then Check
"What was Pip's guess about Papa?"
"Was her guess right?"
"How did she find out?"
Make a face each. Guess, then check. Wrong guesses are part of the game.
When a friend looks sad
1. "What clues can you see? Your guess?"
2. Check: "Are you okay?" Ask before helping.
3. Very sad, or hurt? They tell a grown-up.
When they're stormy
Save detective work for calm times.
Be their detective: "Tight wings. Cross?"
Wrong guess? Say so: "Oh! Tired, not cross."
Do it out loud yourself
"She looks quiet. I'll ask if she's okay."
"I guessed wrong! Good thing I checked."
Name your own feeling: "I'm just tired."
Catch them doing it well
"You noticed his face. Good detective work."
"You asked before you helped."
"You stayed with her. That was kind."
Try to avoid
Telling them how someone feels. Let them guess.
Expecting them to cheer a friend up.
Making a grown-up's feelings their job to fix.
Every day (2 minutes)
At story time, stop at a picture:
"What are the clues? What's your guess?"
A star each time they check on someone.