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Scared House

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In one minute

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🏠 This week

When you're scared, say it: "I'm scared."

💬 A question for today

"What scares you?"

🧲 For the fridge

If my child is scared, then I say "you're scared; I'm here with you" and help them look at what it was, without rushing.

Print the cards →

🎒 This house's tool: I ask my grown-up for help

In this house

  • What your child learns: to recognize fear in their face and body and in others; that being scared is okay; to go to their grown-up when they feel it; and that being brave means trying with help, little by little.
  • Why now: fear completes the four basic feelings (happy, sad, angry, scared). At 3, the main way to calm down when scared is a trusted grown-up: that's what this house teaches children to look for.
  • The tool: "I ask my grown-up for help".
  • Abu Oli, the village's old owl, is the grown-up who helps. He never forces: he asks, stays close and lets children say "not yet".

Something you'll notice: the scares in the stories are small and get resolved (distant thunder, a noise that was the window, a dog that wanted to play). There are no monsters, shadows or flashes, and the sounds are soft and far away.

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Week 1

Scared

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Wednesday · Story · Scared

What Does Scared Look Like? Tula and the Thunder

Distant thunder; Tula is scared and says so

💬 To talk about afterwards
  • Ask: "What scares you?"
  • Share something of mine: "Loud noises scare me"
  • Do something together: Make scared faces in the mirror… then calm ones
Coming soon to YouTube
Friday · Play · Scared

Scared or Angry? A Faces Game with Pipo

Who is scared? Scared or angry?

💬 To talk about afterwards
  • Ask: "What does someone scared look like?"
  • Share something of mine: "I look at the eyes and eyebrows"
  • Do something together: Look for scared faces in a book
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Week 2

Things that scare us

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Wednesday · Story · Things that scare us

What Was That Noise? Lumi's Night

Lumi hears a noise at night; with the light on they see it was the window

💬 To talk about afterwards
  • Ask: "What do we do when we hear a noise?"
  • Share something of mine: "I turn on the light and look"
  • Do something together: Tonight, listen together to the noises of the house
Coming soon to YouTube
Friday · Play · Things that scare us

What Scares You? A Fear Game with Pipo

Thunder, the dark, the dog; scared or sleepy?

💬 To talk about afterwards
  • Ask: "What scared you when you were littler?"
  • Share something of mine: "I used to be scared of…"
  • Do something together: Draw "things that scare me"
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Week 3

What helps

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Wednesday · Story · What helps

When I'm Scared, I Go to My Grown-Up: Bru and the Dog

A dog barks; Bru goes to Abu Oli and they breathe together

💬 To talk about afterwards
  • Ask: "Who do you go to when you're scared?"
  • Share something of mine: "I'll always help you"
  • Do something together: Choose together what helps (a light, a stuffed toy, a hug)
Coming soon to YouTube
Friday · Play · What helps

What Helps When You're Scared? A Game with Pipo

Your grown-up, a light, "under the wing"

💬 To talk about afterwards
  • Ask: "What helps you?"
  • Share something of mine: "Breathing helps me"
  • Do something together: Practice "under the wing" while calm
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Week 4

With help, I can try

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Wednesday · Story · With help, I can try

With Help, I Can Try: Tula and the Slide

Tula climbs the slide little by little, with Abu Oli beside her

💬 To talk about afterwards
  • Ask: "What would you like to try?"
  • Share something of mine: "I tried… with help"
  • Do something together: Try something small together, little by little
Coming soon to YouTube
Friday · Play · Trying

Try It or Not Yet? A Game with Pipo

Trying with help or saying "not yet": both are okay. How many friends are scared?

💬 To talk about afterwards
  • Ask: "What do you do if you're not ready yet?"
  • Share something of mine: "It's okay to say not yet"
  • Do something together: Count scared faces in a book together
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Week 5

House review

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Wednesday · Pipo Made a Mistake!

Pipo Made a Mistake! Fear Review

Pipo makes four mistakes; one is saying "brave people are never scared"

💬 To talk about afterwards
  • Ask: "Is it true brave people are never scared?"
  • Share something of mine: "I get scared sometimes, and I try with help"
  • Do something together: Fill in the observation sheet
Coming soon to YouTube
Friday · House Mix

House Mix: We Keep "I Ask My Grown-Up for Help"

Games with the four feelings; "I ask for help" goes into the backpack

💬 To talk about afterwards
  • Ask: "What tools does Pipo have now?"
  • Share something of mine: "We have three"
  • Do something together: Put the new card on the fridge

Open the observation sheet

In week 5, watch your child in everyday life and mark what they already do. It isn't a test.

Guides →

🎒 Print the backpack cards → In week 5 the tool goes into the backpack. Stick its card on the fridge.

Guide for grown-ups

How to help with fear in the real moment
  1. Take it seriously, even if it seems small to you: to your child it's big.
  2. Name it and stay close: "You're scared. I'm here with you."
  3. Help them look at what it was, without rushing: turn on the light, go see the noise together.
  4. Offer what helps: a hug (if they want one), breathing together, "under the wing".
  5. For trying: little by little, at their pace, with permission to say "not yet". Celebrate the try, not only the success.

Fridge card: If my child is scared, then I say "you're scared; I'm here with you" and help them look at what it was, without rushing.

What not to do
  • "It's nothing", "don't be a scaredy-cat", "big kids aren't scared."
  • Making fun of fear or using it to get them to obey ("if you're not good, the… will come").
  • Forcing them to face something all at once ("just jump, don't be a coward").
  • Showing scary movies or videos "so they get used to it".
When to talk to someone

If fears are so strong or so frequent that they can't sleep, play or be apart from you for a while, or if anything worries you, talk to their pediatrician. This guide can't diagnose anything.

The more realistic faces in the videos are AI-generated: they are not real people. Each video says so in its description.