TIME TO TELL
Elementary 1st - 5th
15
min. DVD or VHS $95
This program includes
a study guide
TIME TO TELL features seven year old Jules and her
eleven year old brother Alex. Shortly after starting
soccer season with a new coach Alex starts acting
uncharacteristically mean towards his little sister.
He begins to bully and threaten her in ways that
are very troubling and scary. Fortunately for Jules,
she discovers a used Teddy bear named Bartholomew
who comes alive in her dreams and introduces her
to two frogs. What and Tadoo. Together they teach
Jules about the difference between tattling and
telling, and assure her of the need to tell a trusted
adult in her "support system" whenever someone bigger
or older is threatening, hurting or scaring her
and they get her to sign a pledge to take care of
herself, no matter what. They also speculate that
someone older is hurting her brother. When Jules
gains this insight she is able to share it with
her brother, ultimately encouraging him to sign
a pledge of his own that helps him decide to tell
about the abuse he is suffering and bring it to
an end.