Sean Story - Cheeky Monkeys

Empower your child to say 'no' when it is necessary!

If parents and guardians could make their children’s choices for them, they surely would. The reality is that young people are faced with an expanding set of options that require decisions that only they can make. Parents and guardians can educate about the dangers of today’s world, and the rocky road that must be navigated, but ultimately only young people can choose which path to take.

As well as providing children with knowledge of the world, there is one more thing that parents and guardians can do. Providing the information needed to make choices is not enough. Even if they know what the ‘right’ choice is, committing to that choice is a very different ball game. 

It’s such a small word, yet even adults often have trouble saying ‘no’. We don’t want to hurt people’s feelings, appear selfish or diminish ourselves in the eyes of others. For young people, who are still establishing their own boundaries, those pressures are magnified many times over.

Sean's Story - The 3rd Principle of RESPECTisms can help!

Sean's story, entitled 'Cheeky Monekys' is a tale all parents will be able to relate, if they think back to their younger years. Faced with the choice of peer pressure from a close friend and what seems to be a fun thing to against listening to the instructions of a Teacher on a school trip is the dilemma facing the principle charcater in this story.

Should he say 'no' to a friend and risk damaging their friendship or should he do what his Teacher instructed him to do. Unfortunately, his decision is bound to have consequences, whichever one he chooses.

This story guides the reader through the various possible choices and then presents the consequences of both. A fun story that outlines in a way your child will relate to, the consequences of not saying 'no' when you know you should do.

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