Personal Boundaries

You borrow your friend's pencil case without asking. Does this respect your friend's boundaries?

• YES

• NO

You are walking home from school alone. An adult that you don’t know starts walking right beside you and asking you questions about your name, your age, and where you live. Does this cross a boundary?

• NO

• YES

You leant your friend one of your video game controllers. After you ask them a bunch of times to return it to you, they finally give it back to you—but you notice that some of the buttons are now broken. Does this cross a boundary?

• YES! That is NOT OK!

• No, It's fine.

Your brother is not feeling well and is trying to rest. You want to listen to music, so you put on your headphones so you don't disturb him. What is this an example of?

• Respecting boundaries and showing you care

• Crossing boundaries

Feeling uncomfortable, upset, or scared can let you know that your boundaries are being crossed.

• TRUE

• FALSE

During COVID, our personal space bubbles are larger to help keep people safe. We should try to stay 2 Meters away from each other.

• TRUE

• FALSE

If someone is making you feel afraid or uncomfortable, the best thing to do is:

• Ignore it. It will go away on its own.

• Tell a safe adult

While playing tag at recess, a kid is making fun of how you are running. What would be a healthy way to set a boundary?

• Call them mean names to get back at them.

• Stand up tall and say "That's not ok. Stop It now or I am done playing with you!"

• Don't do anything, and let the kid continue to make fun of you.

Personal space boundaries can change depending on how much you know and trust someone.

• FALSE

• TRUE

You and your friend are partners for a school project. Your friend is refusing to help, and tells you to do all of the work. What is a healthy way to set a boundary?

• Just do all the work by yourself because you don't want to get into an argument with your friend

• Don't do any work at all so that you and your friend both fail the project

• Tell them that you are not ok doing the project on your own. If they still won't help you, talk to your teacher.