Do you ever feel sad or do you know someone who is sad? I don’t mean the for a few minutes kind of sad. I mean the lots of days or months kind of sad.
Kids who are the lots of days or months kind of sad need an adult to help them. Do you know why? Well I’ll tell you but first I have to ask you another question.
Do you know about feeling hopeless? Well I do so I’ll tell you. When people are hopeless it means just that. It means they think there is no hope. It is the exact opposite of being hopeful or full of hope.
If you feel hopeless, you need to tell an adult. If you know any other kids who act like they feel hopeless, you need to help them by telling an adult right away.
I’ll tell you why. It’s because adults can help kids when they don’t know how to help themselves. The reason that it is so important for you to tell an adult you trust is that sometimes adults don’t know about the things that kids know about. Remember, sometimes kids can be smarter about some things than adults.
What I’m talking about here is that sometimes adults don’t see the warning signs that a kid is feeling depressed or hopeless. Sometimes the kids see more that is happening than the adults.
An example kids who are the lots of days or months kind of sad are kids who are being bullied. You need to help those kids and get on the Rugby Jones Stop The Bullies Team.
Together we can help the kids who are the lots of days or months kind of sad so that they can become happy and hopeful.
I know how it feels to help those lots of days or months kind of sad kids. It feels great! Trust me ‘cuz I know all about helping.
Did you know that Helping is my middle name? Well, it isn’t really but it makes me happy to pretend that my name is Rugby Helping Jones.
Photo by Lourdes Nightingale
