Hi, my name is Taylor. I want to show you what you can do when you see or hear something that doesn’t feel right. Stop and think: does it have to be this way? It’s hard to know what actions we can take, but here are some things you can do.

Cara wants to play football on her school sports team. Some people say that Cara shouldn’t play football because she’s a girl and she could get hurt. They don’t want to let her try out with everyone else for the team.

Cara should be able to try out for the football team because everyone deserves an equal opportunity to do what they love. Maybe she’s even better than the boys!

Matthew and Martin are best friends. Matthew is the best in his class at his times tables. He can do 4x4 and 7x8 faster than anyone in his class. Matthew wins the math competition every week and Martin has never won.  Matthew says Martin isn’t smart.

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Matthew hasn’t read one of Martin’s stories. Matthew might win the math competition, but Martin draws and writes the most wonderful stories. Matthew needs to recognize that Martin’s skills are just as valuable as his, they’re just different. They’re both great in different ways!

Jacob thinks that his little brother Harry shouldn’t play with him and his friends because his brother is too young. He thinks that they won’t have a good time together because they are too different. He doesn’t want someone younger to play with him and his friends.

Jacob and his friends can play with Harry and have lots of fun! It is more exciting if everyone plays together, instead of excluding someone just because they are different...

Sammy and Marla are playing house. Sammy and Marla decide that the Daddy can’t take care of the baby because he’s too busy at work. They also decide that Mommy shouldn’t work like Daddy because it’s her job to take care of the kids.

Mommy can go to work and Daddy can take care of the kids if that’s what they decide. Or maybe they can do both things together.

Sammy, Marla, and Aliyah are sitting together at lunch time. Aliyah feels embarrassed because her other classmates don’t understand that she can’t eat during lunch because she is fasting for Ramadan.