2.5y–4.2y11 minFamily timeSocial playQuiet time
Safe & Kind Choices
A calm, playful role-play that helps your child talk about being kept safe by others and practise ways to avoid harming or hurting other people.
What you'll need
Essentials
- 2 soft toys/dolls (to act out tiny scenarios)
- paper and a pen/crayon
Nice to have
- tape (to stick the paper where you can both see it)
- a kitchen timer or phone timer (optional)
Movement level: low
What you'll do
The 4-step guide, with what to look for at each step, is for signed-in parents.
What this develops
- MilestoneAnswers simple open questionsMind· 2.3y–3.3y· core· Steps 1, 2
- MilestoneAdjusts to stated expectationsHeart· 2.5y–3.7y· core
- MilestonePretends with imagined roles or thingsMind· 2y–3y· stretch· Step 4
- MilestoneFollows instructions with several steps or actionsMind· 3.3y–4y· stretch· Step 4
- MilestoneUses talk to organise, sequence and clarify thinking, ideas, feelings and events.Mind· 3.3y–5y· stretch· Step 4
Where it comes from
- Source
- Development Matters in the EYFS (DfE, 2012)
- Original guidance
- “Help children to understand their rights to be kept safe by others, and encourage them to talk about ways to avoid harming or hurting others.”
- License
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Attribution
- © Crown Copyright 2012 (Development Matters in the EYFS, DfE)