--- title: Speaking up, saying no and growing up — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Speaking up, saying no and growing up», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Bullies often say "Don't tell or it will be worse", because they rely on silence; telling a trusted adult is the way bullying stops --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/215-speaking-up-saying-no-and-growing-up/) [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/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/) / Speaking up, saying no and growing up # Speaking up, saying no and growing up Lesson 215 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 20 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/everyday/215-speaking-up-saying-no-and-growing-up/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/215-speaking-up-saying-no-and-growing-up/0/) — Bullies often say "Don't tell or it will be worse", because they rely on silence; telling a trusted adult is the way bullying stops. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/215-speaking-up-saying-no-and-growing-up/1/) — You can belong to a group without being mean to anyone, and you can say "No thanks" and walk away when someone offers a cigarette, a vape or alcohol, because they harm a growing body. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/215-speaking-up-saying-no-and-growing-up/2/) — Growing up means doing more things yourself: choosing layers for the weather, looking after pocket money, and talking with your parents about your own clothes or haircut within family rules. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/215-speaking-up-saying-no-and-growing-up/3/) — Pictures online show people's best moments, not their whole lives; real life has ups and downs for everyone. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/215-speaking-up-saying-no-and-growing-up/4/) — A girl in Denver is told by an older boy to keep quiet about him taking her lunch; she tells her teacher anyway, and the teacher makes it stop. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/215-speaking-up-saying-no-and-growing-up/5/) — Bullies rely on silence, so you tell a trusted adult even if you were told not to. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/215-speaking-up-saying-no-and-growing-up/6/) — You do not join in being mean to someone just to fit in with a group. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/215-speaking-up-saying-no-and-growing-up/7/) — If someone offers you a cigarette, a vape or alcohol, you say "No thanks" and walk away. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/215-speaking-up-saying-no-and-growing-up/8/) — Cigarettes, vapes and alcohol harm a growing body. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/215-speaking-up-saying-no-and-growing-up/9/) — Pictures online usually show only people's best moments. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/215-speaking-up-saying-no-and-growing-up/10/) — Saving some pocket money and spending some wisely means it does not run out all at once. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/215-speaking-up-saying-no-and-growing-up/11/) — Checking the weather and choosing layers helps you dress yourself to stay warm or cool. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/215-speaking-up-saying-no-and-growing-up/12/) — You can choose your own clothes or haircut by discussing it with your parents, within family rules. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/215-speaking-up-saying-no-and-growing-up/13/) — When you wonder why something happens, like why the sky is blue, you ask questions and look it up in books or with an adult. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/215-speaking-up-saying-no-and-growing-up/14/) — When you receive a gift, you say thank you and maybe write a card, to show you value the giver's kindness. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/215-speaking-up-saying-no-and-growing-up/15/) — When helping in the kitchen, you ask a grown-up for help with sharp knives and very hot water. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/215-speaking-up-saying-no-and-growing-up/16/) — A boy in Texas got into a car with older boys who were speeding because he did not want to say no; the car crashed, and he broke his arm. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/215-speaking-up-saying-no-and-growing-up/17/) — A girl in Auckland was touched in a way that felt wrong by someone she knew, and she kept it secret for a long time; when she finally told her mum, the adults stopped it, and she wished she had told sooner. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/215-speaking-up-saying-no-and-growing-up/18/) — Saying no to something dangerous can feel hard, but going along to fit in is how many children get hurt. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/215-speaking-up-saying-no-and-growing-up/19/) — If anyone touches you in a way that feels wrong, it is never your fault; tell a trusted adult and keep telling until someone helps. - ← previous: [Family changes and grief](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/214-family-changes-and-grief/) - next →: [Privacy, screens, sleep and fairness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/216-privacy-screens-sleep-and-fairness/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)