Oh my! The sayings about “tattletales” are really unfortunate and many are actually kind of stupid. Children need to know when telling on others is right and when it is wrong.
I find myself stumped when thinking about how I would tell a child about the difference. But it is very important to teach them and I’m surprised we don’t seem to have any good way to teach children the difference between right and wrong in this respect. It certainly is something that we, as a society, really do need.
Does anyone reading this know of a site or have any advice to tell children when it is right to tell on others and when it is wrong?
What would you tell a 10 year old about the “CrimeStoppers” program? What would you tell them about when it’s right to inform about someone on CrimeStoppers and when it is wrong? How would you explain the difference?