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Episode 9: Charlie's Missed School Run
In Charlie's MIssed School Run, Charlie is looking forward to doing his favourite school run, only to find that Jennie has already done it, which leaves him with a bad feeling. He snaps at the other Transporters, who wonder why he is being so unfriendly. Charlie's unfriendliness hurts Sally's feelings. Jennie gets to the root of the problem and explains to Charlie that she thought it was her turn to do the school run and she hadn't meant to upset him. To make amends she offers to let Charlie do her school run the next day. Charlie greets Sally, who is being unfriendly to him because he hurt her feelings earlier. Charlie apologises for being unfriendly to everyone.
Key emotion: Unfriendly
Additional emotions: Happy, Sad, Sorry, Surprised
Themes in Charlie's MIssed School Run
Why we feel unfriendly
When we're being unfriendly to someone we are not nice, and we can even be nasty to them. Sometimes we can be unfriendly because the other person has upset us, and sometimes it's because something else is bothering us:
Ask the child:
How did Charlie answer William's greeting?
Was he angry with William?
Did William do him any wrong?
Why was Charlie unfriendly to William?
Why was Sally unfriendly to Charlie?
Did Charlie do her any wrong?
Your child and feeling unfriendly
Ask the child:
What gets you in an unfriendly mood?
Is it always something that the person you're being unfriendly to has done?
Different people and feeling unfriendly
Different people have different reactions to intentional and unintentional actions.
Ask the child:
Why was Charlie unfriendly to Jennie?
Did he think that Jennie took his school run on purpose?
Why did Jennie take Charlie's school run?
How did Charlie feel when he learned that Jennie did not take his school run on purpose?
Discuss how Charlie's belief about the situation made him feel and react to others in a certain way.
Ask the child:
Have you ever thought that someone had done something to you on purpose but it turned out to be a mistake?
How did you feel when you thought it was on purpose?
How did you feel when you learned it was a mistake?
Different reactions
Different people react differently to the same situation.
Ask the child:
How did William feel when Charlie was unfriendly to him?
Why was he surprised?
How did Sally feel when Charlie was unfriendly to her?
Why was she sad?
Ask the child:
How would you feel if someone was unfriendly to you?
Does it matter who it is?
Would you feel differently if it was a parent, a brother or a sister, another child, or a teacher?
Restoring friendship
Ask the child:
What did Charlie do to become friends with Jennie again?
What did he do to become friends with Sally again?
Why is it important to apologise?
How does it make the other person feel?
Have you ever upset someone by being unfriendly?
How did you make friends again?
Sharing problems
Telling other people about your problems can help.
Ask the child:
What did the Transporters suggest that Charlie should do next time he feels bad?
How could telling others help him?
Who do you tell when you feel bad?
How do they help you then?
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