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JB'S BRIGHT BUTTON ADVENTURES

Mia the Picture Detective

LOOK. ASK. CHOOSE.

Mia inspects the whole photo, asks permission and chooses a safer audience before sharing.

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An independent or read-together story for approximately ages 7 to 9
Cover illustration for Mia the Picture Detective
HOW TO USE IT

Read the large story text with your child. The smaller grown-up note explains the practical safeguard behind that moment.

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A picture worth sharing

Mia finished a purple-and-silver dragon for an online art challenge. She held up the drawing and took a photograph. The dragon looked wonderful, so Mia reached for the share button.

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Look at the whole picture

JB put on his detective hat. Through the magnifying glass they found Mia's school badge, her full name on a certificate, a street sign outside and Leo at the edge of the picture. The photograph was carrying more clues than the dragon.

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Ask and retake

Mia moved the jumper and certificate, closed the curtain and placed the dragon against a plain wall. She asked Leo if he wanted to be in the picture. No thank you, he said, and stepped away. Mia retook the photograph.

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Choose the audience

Mum checked the clean photograph with Mia. They turned location off and chose the small approved art group. Mia shared the dragon and kind comments arrived. JB declared the case solved, although he kept the hat.

YOUR BRIGHT BUTTON

LOOK. ASK. CHOOSE.

Remember

Before sharing a picture, look at the whole image, ask anyone shown and choose the smallest suitable audience.

Talk about it

  • Which clues did JB find in Mia's first photograph?
  • Why did Mia ask Leo before taking the new picture?

Try it together

Take a pretend photo and inspect the background, reflections, people and location settings before deleting it.

PARENT SETUP
  1. Turn off unnecessary camera location access and review photo metadata settings.
  2. Use private groups or approved contacts instead of public sharing for younger children.
  3. Create a family rule that every person shown gets to agree before posting.
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