1. SEN Knowing and Growing
Friendship

2. This is me with my friends.

3. Sometimes my friends ask me to go to the gym. I like going to the gym
with my friends.

4. Sometimes my friends ask me to do things that I don’t want to do
Sometimes my friends ask me to do things that I don’t want to do. I don’t like going shopping.

5. It’s ok to tell them that I don’t want to go shopping
It’s ok to tell them that I don’t want to go shopping. They will still be my friends.

6. I don’t want to join them. This is not how
I don’t like when my friends tell me what to do. Sometimes they make me feel bad when
I don’t want to join them. This is not how
friends should behave.

7. Sometimes my friends touch me
Sometimes my friends touch me. We shake hands, give high fives, or sit beside each other. These touches are ok.

8. If my friend wanted to touch me in a private place, this would not be ok. I would tell them to “STOP!”

9. I would then go and tell an adult, even if my friend told me to keep it a secret. This is a secret I must tell.

10. If the adult I tell does not listen, I must tell another adult until someone listens.

11. If my friend tries to take me away to a secret place, this is not ok
If my friend tries to take me away to a secret place, this is not ok. I will not go with them. If they don’t listen to me, they are not being a friend.

12. Good friends always listen.

13. We all have a voice. It is important to use it and always tell the truth.