Worry and sadness Lesson 91 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 21 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 .
0 Worry is the feeling of thinking again and again about something that might go wrong; a little worry helps you prepare, but too much worry makes rare things feel certain and spoils sleep and fun. 1 Worries shrink when they leave your head: writing them down, telling a parent, or asking yourself «how likely is this really, and what could I do if it happened?» all help the brain let go. 2 Sadness is a normal feeling for everyone, boys and girls alike, and crying is a healthy way to let it out; holding feelings in does not make them go away. 3 But a worry or a sadness that lasts for weeks, or feelings so bad that you think about hurting yourself, are real problems that grown-ups, doctors and helplines can help with, and you never have to carry them alone. 4 A girl in Toronto lies awake before a maths test; she writes «I'm scared I'll forget fractions» on a note, reminds herself that she practised all week, and falls asleep ten minutes later. 5 Writing a worry down or telling someone helps the brain let it go, so you can sleep. 6 Worry often makes things that will probably not happen feel certain. 7 Asking how likely a worry really is, and what you could do if it happened, makes it smaller. 8 A worry that lasts for weeks is a real problem, and a parent, teacher or school counsellor can help. 9 When you are not sure if you did something wrong, asking is better than guessing, because the worry is often much bigger than what happened. 10 Grown-up problems such as money at home are for grown-ups to sort out, not children. 12 A tummy ache every morning before school can be the body's way of showing worry, so tell your parents and teacher. 13 Crying is healthy for everyone, boys as well as girls. 14 Sadness that lasts many days and takes away interest in things you loved can be an illness called depression, and it can be helped. 15 If you ever think about hurting yourself, tell a trusted adult straight away or call a children's helpline (in Australia it is called Kids Helpline). 16 If a friend says he wants to disappear or hurt himself, tell a trusted adult straight away, even if he asked you to keep it secret. 17 Going outside, moving your body, hugging a pet, music and talking to a friend all lift the mood. 18 A boy in Ohio kept his worries about his parents arguing to himself for months; he stopped sleeping well, got stomach aches every morning and his marks dropped, until he told his teacher and things got better. 19 A girl in Melbourne felt sad every day after her best friend moved away and told no one; she stopped eating lunch and playing, until her mum noticed and found her someone to talk to. 20 Worry and sadness kept secret for a long time can cause stomach aches, headaches and bad sleep. 21 Talking to a trusted adult about worries is one of the best ways to make them smaller. ← previous Facing fearsnext → Disappointment, jealousy and embarrassment↑ back to Everyday This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/91-worry-and-sadness/