--- title: The parents walk in: how good parents react — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «The parents walk in: how good parents react», a lesson of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: When a parent finds out that a child has seen part of an adult film, the first second can be a shock for them too: a sharp --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Adult life](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/) / The parents walk in: how good parents… # The parents walk in: how good parents react Lesson 59 of the adult life course of Mova's primary school: 25 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/0/) — When a parent finds out that a child has seen part of an adult film, the first second can be a shock for them too: a sharp voice, a grabbed remote, a red face. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/1/) — Then good parents calm down and do the important things: make sure the child is all right, make clear it is not their fault, and listen. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/2/) — Good parents ask how you feel, not only what you saw. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/3/) — They answer questions simply, or say "that's a good question, let me think how to explain it". - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/4/) — They may tell you about a time it happened to them, and they thank you for telling. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/5/) — Vivid example: in Brisbane, Freya's mum comes into the lounge just as an 18 film appears on the screen, and Freya drops the remote. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/6/) — Mum switches the telly off, sits down and pulls her in. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/7/) — "You're not in trouble, possum. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/8/) — That came on by itself, didn't it? - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/9/) — How are you feeling?" Freya bursts into tears, and then it's over much quicker than she feared. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/10/) — Afterwards, good families fix the cause, not the child: they set up a kids profile, turn off autoplay, use safe search, check the history together, have a word with other parents, and agree a family rule for next time. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/11/) — Shouting would only teach a child to hide things, so good parents try hard not to. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/12/) — A parent may sound sharp for a second from shock; that is about the shock, not about the child being bad. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/13/) — Good parents make clear that an accident is not the child's fault. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/14/) — A child can still feel bad after hearing "it's not your fault"; that feeling is normal and passes. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/15/) — Good parents ask how you feel, not only what you saw, and they listen. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/16/) — Parents may explain simply why a film is rated 18: it has things that are too strong or too grown-up for children. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/17/) — Some parents look embarrassed when a child asks about it; embarrassment is not anger, and asking was still right. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/18/) — When grown-ups talk quietly about what happened and say your name, they are usually working out how to help, not plotting a punishment. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/19/) — Parents may ring other parents after a sleepover; this is to keep all the children safe, not to get anyone in trouble. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/20/) — Parents may ask to see the chat or the TV history to understand what happened and fix it, not to spy. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/21/) — After an accident, families often set up a kids profile, turn off autoplay and turn on safe search. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/22/) — Many parents tell a story from their own childhood to show that it happens to everyone. - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/24/) — Thanking a child for telling makes it easier for them to tell again. - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/25/) — A family rule like "if anything odd comes on, switch off and tell" makes the next time simple. - ← previous: [Landing on an 18 film by accident: how it happens and how it feels](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/58-landing-on-an-18-film-by-accident/) - next →: [Next time: switch off, tell a grown-up, and parental controls](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls/) - ↑ back to [Adult life](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/)