Chapter 14: Safe Me
Lily: "My body is mine. No scary secrets. I tell!"
Every Ranger has the right to be safe, everywhere. If anything makes you feel scared, confused or uncomfortable, you can say no, get away and tell. It is never your fault.
What Rangers know
- My body is mine. No one should touch your private parts, or ask you to touch theirs, look at them or take pictures, except a health worker or carer helping you stay healthy, with your grown-up there.
- Good secrets and bad secrets. Surprises (like a birthday gift) are fine. A secret that makes you feel bad, scared or "yucky" is one you should tell, even if someone said not to, even if they said something bad would happen.
- No, go, tell. Say "No!", get away to a safe place, and tell a safe grown-up. If the first grown-up doesn't help, keep telling until someone does.
- My safe grown-ups. Name at least three: family, a teacher, a camp helper, a health worker. Draw them on your safe-adults card (Item_List_150 #107).
- Hitting, hurting and bullying are never okay, at home, in camp or at school. You can tell about this too.
- Phones and online.
- Never share your location, your camp, your photo or your name with strangers.
- Don't meet anyone you only know from a phone.
- Tell a grown-up about any message that asks for pictures or secrets, or makes you feel bad.
- Aid is free. Food, water, kits and help are free. No one is allowed to ask you for anything (money, favours, pictures, touching) in return. If anyone does, tell a safe grown-up or a camp helper.
- Stay with your group. Don't go off with anyone, even someone kind, without your grown-up knowing.
Ranger checklist
- ☐ I know my body is mine.
- ☐ I know the difference between a surprise and a bad secret.
- ☐ I know no, go, tell.
- ☐ I can name three safe grown-ups.
- ☐ I never share my location or photos with strangers.
- ☐ I know aid is free, and nobody can ask for anything in return.
- ☐ (12+) I know the warning signs of false offers and "join us".
Earn your badge (Safe Me 🛡️, Heart and Bronze only)
| Level | Requirement |
|---|---|
| ❤️ Heart | Say: "My body is mine. No scary secrets. I tell!" |
| 🥉 Bronze | Make your safe-adults card with three names or drawings. |
| This badge has no performance checks and no higher levels. A grown-up never asks a child to act out or describe unsafe situations. |
Watch and learn
- Planned: Strangers Who Make Promises
- Planned: Never Trade Your Papers
- Planned: Spot the Smuggler Lure
- Planned: Crowd Safety
- Planned: Child-Friendly Spaces
- Hygiene reel HY21 Clean Body, Fresh Me (body-safety line)
- Handbook Chapters 3, 9 and 10