nobody is normal

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-bDDeWzSQY

Childline have released a video aimed at supporting mental health and wellbeing during lockdown. Watch the film in the youtube link above. The NSPCC says since lockdown, cases of children reaching our for support with loneliness and self esteem have soared and there has been a significant increase in children contacting the charity with worries about body image, gender and sexuality.

“Nobody is normal” has been launched to show children that lacking confidence, feeling not good enough or that you don’t fit in, is a shared experience. Childline says, “Don’t suffer in silence.”

The film shows a boy struggling to appear ‘normal’, covering up his true identity. Childline wants children to know that no matter how isoloated they feel, they are not alone. Childline is there for them.

Children can call childline anonymously at any time on 0800 11 11or visit www.childline.co.uk

-        What is childline, how do you contact them?

-        What does ‘normal’ mean?

-        Why release a film called, “nobody is normal”?

-        In the film, what keeps happening to the boy; how does it make him feel?

-        Why does he wear a “boy costume”?

-        Why doesn’t the boy just tell people about his difference?

-        If you knew the boy, what would you say to him?

-        What happens to change the boy’s mind and reveal his difference?

-        When the boy reveals his difference, what does everyone else do?

-        What does “Don’t suffer in silence” mean?

-        What can we learn from this film?

Why is this film about No Outsiders?