Examples of healthy personal boundaries for 3rd graders

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🙋‍♀️ What are Personal Boundaries? These are like invisible lines that help keep you safe and comfortable. They tell others how you want to be treated.
• 🗣️ Saying "No": It's okay to say "no" if you don't want to do something, even if a friend asks.
• 🤝 Personal Space: Everyone has a bubble of space around them. It's okay to ask someone to step back if they're too close and it makes you uncomfortable.
• 💖 Feelings are Important: Your feelings matter! If someone makes you feel sad, angry, or uncomfortable, it's important to tell a trusted adult.
• 📱 Online Safety: Don't share personal information like your address or password with people you meet online.
• ⏰ Time for Yourself: It's important to have time to do things you enjoy, even if it means saying "no" to playing with friends sometimes.
• 📣 Tell a Trusted Adult: If someone is not respecting your boundaries, tell a parent, teacher, or another adult you trust.

Practice Quiz

1. Which of these is a healthy personal boundary?
   1. Doing everything your friends tell you to do.
   2. Saying "yes" even when you feel uncomfortable.
   3. Telling someone to stop if they are making you uncomfortable.
   4. Sharing your password with your best friend.
2. What should you do if someone keeps touching you after you've asked them to stop?
   1. Ignore it and hope they stop.
   2. Tell a trusted adult.
   3. Touch them back.
   4. Laugh it off.
3. Why is it important to have personal boundaries?
   1. So you can always get your way.
   2. To keep yourself safe and comfortable.
   3. To make sure no one talks to you.
   4. So you can control other people.
4. Which of these is an example of respecting someone else's personal space?
   1. Standing very close to them while they talk.
   2. Borrowing their toys without asking.
   3. Asking if you can join their game.
   4. Taking their belongings without permission.
5. If a friend asks you to keep a secret that makes you feel uncomfortable, what should you do?
   1. Keep the secret, so your friend doesn't get mad.
   2. Tell a trusted adult about the secret.
   3. Tell all your other friends the secret.
   4. Pretend you didn't hear it.
6. What is a good way to set a boundary online?
   1. Sharing your personal information with everyone.
   2. Accepting friend requests from strangers.
   3. Blocking or reporting someone who is mean to you.
   4. Clicking on suspicious links.
7. It's okay to say 'no' when...
   1. Your mom asks you to do your chores.
   2. Your teacher asks you to complete your homework.
   3. You don't feel comfortable doing something.
   4. Your coach asks you to practice your sport.