0:00:03 > 0:00:08My name is Tracy Beaker and these are my Survival Files.
0:00:08 > 0:00:14- Your essential guide to the ups and downs of growing up.- Tracy.- Tracy!
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Life in the Dumping Ground has taught me a lot about stuff.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20- Tracy Beaker.- Scary stuff.
0:00:22 > 0:00:27Complicated stuff. Stuff that can make you want to scream.
0:00:27 > 0:00:31If you can cope with the stuff that goes down in this place,
0:00:31 > 0:00:33you can cope with anything.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35I've spent most of my life here.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38First, when I was a kid, and now, it's where I work.
0:00:38 > 0:00:42I've learnt a lot about friends.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44About enemies.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49About what life can throw at you.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57It's not always been pretty. But it's made me who I am today.
0:00:57 > 0:01:02And now, I'm passing on my wisdom to you guys in a video blog.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06Pay attention. I've lived through all this so you don't have to.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11On The Tracy Beaker Survival Files this time, the art of persuasion.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14There are times when we need to persuade people
0:01:14 > 0:01:15to do things they don't want to.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18What's the best way to get people
0:01:18 > 0:01:19to do things your way?
0:01:21 > 0:01:25Let me tell you something about life at the Dumping Ground.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29You need to be able to get your point of view across.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31- Tracy, I was watching that.- It's Busted.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35- I want to see the end.- No, we're going to watch this.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38- It wasn't a proper go. - Cheat! Cheat!
0:01:38 > 0:01:44- Let go!- I want to do it! - SHUT UP!- Shut up, shut up!
0:01:44 > 0:01:47With any group of people living on top of each other,
0:01:47 > 0:01:49you're going to get disagreements.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52But with this lot, you get the Hundred Years' War.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55- Can you two stop arguing? - Right, that's enough.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57Everybody, upstairs.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00'Everyone thinks they know best about everything.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03'It's like one big bust-up that never stops.'
0:02:03 > 0:02:09Can you all shut up?! Nooooooow!
0:02:09 > 0:02:10Oh!
0:02:10 > 0:02:13This is why we need the art of persuasion.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15To get others to see our point of view.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18There are lots of ways of going about it.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20Not just the Gina shouty method.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24Carmen, what's the best way to get someone to do what you want?
0:02:24 > 0:02:29You could do something for them. Or give them a present.
0:02:29 > 0:02:30You mean bribery?
0:02:30 > 0:02:35No, just, it'd be nice if they saw things the way you did.
0:02:35 > 0:02:41To persuade people, you need to use brain power.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45You got to be a smooth talker, ready with excuses and a plan B.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47I don't need any of that.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50I just quietly explain what might happen to people
0:02:50 > 0:02:53if they don't agree with me, in graphic detail.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57- And that works? - Yeah, you'd be surprised.
0:02:57 > 0:03:02Plenty of ideas there, from the good to the bad to the impractical
0:03:02 > 0:03:04and, frankly, illegal.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06How does it work in practice?
0:03:06 > 0:03:09Take a look at persuasion power in action.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12This was a classic siege situation.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14One of the younger kids, Dolly,
0:03:14 > 0:03:17had decided to move her bedroom into the bathroom.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19# You got persuasion. #
0:03:26 > 0:03:31Dolly, are you all right? You've been in there ages.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33'Course I have, this is my bedsit.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- Unlock the door. - I will do later,
0:03:40 > 0:03:43when I've mixed some nice perfumes.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Oh! I left a load of cleaning stuff
0:03:48 > 0:03:50- in there this morning. - Oh.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52It could be really dangerous
0:03:52 > 0:03:54- if she mixes it up. - Open the door!
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- No!- Ah, we'll have to get the ladder.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00'How would you sort this out? With humour?'
0:04:00 > 0:04:02I'll tell you my best joke.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Is it the one about the porcupine
0:04:04 > 0:04:07- and the custard?- Yeah. - No, thanks.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10'Now, that only works if the humour
0:04:10 > 0:04:12'is funny. What about kindness?'
0:04:12 > 0:04:17Dolly, come out for Lulu. I'll do my elephant impression.
0:04:17 > 0:04:18'Or vicious threats.'
0:04:18 > 0:04:21If you don't come out in ten seconds,
0:04:21 > 0:04:22I'll rip Bunny's head off.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Fat chance, squish-face, cos he's in here!
0:04:27 > 0:04:30'Hmm, so far, so completely rubbish.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34'To persuade Dolly to come out needed something special.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38'And who would provide that? Who do you think?'
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Dolly, I've got something special for you to borrow.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Something you really want,
0:04:44 > 0:04:47but you're going to have to come out first.
0:04:55 > 0:04:56Wicked!
0:04:57 > 0:05:01'A little reward can go a long way.
0:05:01 > 0:05:02'My generosity in giving up
0:05:02 > 0:05:05'one of my customised Beaker jumpers
0:05:05 > 0:05:07'solved the problem in no time.
0:05:07 > 0:05:08'Job done.'
0:05:08 > 0:05:11I was always going to win that one,
0:05:11 > 0:05:15but what about when the opponents are more evenly matched?
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Hey, Maxy, show me.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21'Like when Jenny and Maxy faced off
0:05:21 > 0:05:23'in the great trainer showdown.'
0:05:23 > 0:05:27Oh, that's the third pair in three months.
0:05:27 > 0:05:34"My name is Senor Sole. Buongiorno. # O sole mio.# "
0:05:34 > 0:05:36It's not funny. His clothing
0:05:36 > 0:05:39allowance has just about gone.
0:05:39 > 0:05:44New trainers definitely needed. The sensible ones that Jenny wanted
0:05:44 > 0:05:46or the cool ones that Maxy craved?
0:05:54 > 0:05:57In the Red Corner, care worker Jenny.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01A no-nonsense professional with bags of experience.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04In the Blue Corner, a talented newcomer.
0:06:04 > 0:06:09Young Maxy was a true fighter. He never knew when he was beaten.
0:06:09 > 0:06:14A boy of few words, but he always made them count.
0:06:14 > 0:06:15You smell funny.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19'You underestimated Maxy at your peril.'
0:06:19 > 0:06:23Seconds out, round one, and Maxy was off to the perfect start.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25The trainers he wanted were on his feet
0:06:25 > 0:06:27and it looked like this could all
0:06:27 > 0:06:30be over before it even started.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32- These are the ones. - They're very popular.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- You mean they're a fashion statement?- I want them!
0:06:35 > 0:06:40They don't look very strong, Maxy. Let's try a few others.
0:06:40 > 0:06:41Walk.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43'In round two, Maxy went for
0:06:43 > 0:06:46'a different tactic, the fake limp.'
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Ow. Ow.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51'Check out those cries of pain.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54'He could've won an Oscar, but not from Jenny.'
0:06:54 > 0:06:57I can't believe these are the only ones that fit.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59- Shall I wrap them up for you?- No.
0:06:59 > 0:07:04We are going to find a strong pair, aren't we, Maxy?
0:07:04 > 0:07:07- 'Round three.' - They look fantastic.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11'What a turnaround. Jenny seemed to have it in the bag.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14'The sensible trainers were bought
0:07:14 > 0:07:16'and they were about to head for home.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18'How could Maxy recover?'
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Let's lock this stuff and go and get an ice cream.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24'One last push from Jenny to persuade Maxy
0:07:24 > 0:07:26'to accept that he'd lost.'
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Next time your allowance comes,
0:07:29 > 0:07:32we'll get you the red ones as well, OK?
0:07:32 > 0:07:35'She played a bit of good cop
0:07:35 > 0:07:37'and some bad cop for good measure.'
0:07:37 > 0:07:39I said, get in the van.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41'Surely Maxy was beaten?'
0:07:43 > 0:07:47'But no, Maxy was fighting back.'
0:07:52 > 0:07:55'And then a moment of pure genius.'
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Oh, no!
0:07:59 > 0:08:00'He had the keys
0:08:00 > 0:08:04'and suddenly, the young underdog was in the driving seat.'
0:08:04 > 0:08:08Jenny was a tough old bird. She wasn't giving up easily.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- Hiya.- Oh, thank goodness. What a day!
0:08:13 > 0:08:17'Mike to the rescue with the spare keys.'
0:08:18 > 0:08:22Now, Maxy my lad, not clever.
0:08:22 > 0:08:27'Maxy was totally outplayed. Or so they thought.'
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Hang on, I'll give you a hand.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37'But Maxy had one more trick up his sleeve.'
0:08:37 > 0:08:38No! No, no, no!
0:08:38 > 0:08:41'Actually, the same trick.'
0:08:41 > 0:08:43Max, open the door now.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46'That was that. Jenny threw in the towel.'
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- Where you going? - Where do you think?
0:08:49 > 0:08:51'You have to hand it to Maxy.'
0:08:51 > 0:08:52Look, red ones!
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Excellent!
0:08:54 > 0:08:57'I'd have been proud of that result.'
0:08:57 > 0:09:00I was not impressed with Maxy's behaviour that day.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04He got what he wanted, but he was selfish and childish.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07He wasted his clothing allowance and our time.
0:09:07 > 0:09:12The look on Jenny's face was priceless, though.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15What can we learn from Maxy's great victory?
0:09:15 > 0:09:19He studied his opponent, worked out her weaknesses and used them
0:09:19 > 0:09:23to his advantage. To get your own way with someone,
0:09:23 > 0:09:26you've got to know exactly how they tick.
0:09:26 > 0:09:27Here's how not to do it.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32It was the day of Cam's wedding to Gary, but I'd said I wasn't going.
0:09:32 > 0:09:33And that was final.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36What?
0:09:36 > 0:09:38It's no biggy. You go to Cam
0:09:38 > 0:09:40and what's-his-face's wedding.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- See you when you get back. - Let's go.
0:09:43 > 0:09:44Don't want to be late. It's a very
0:09:44 > 0:09:48special day. Come on, now. Chop-chop.
0:09:48 > 0:09:49See ya.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55'It was going to take something
0:09:55 > 0:09:57'special to change my mind.'
0:09:57 > 0:09:58Hey, kiddo.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02- You all right? - Couldn't be better.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13What's that behind your ear?
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Don't move. There's another one.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21Wow. If I was eight, I'd find that really exciting.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26Money from behind the ear, Mike. Come on, I wasn't a baby!
0:10:26 > 0:10:30- I was a highly intelligent, mature, sensitive teenager.- Yes.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34- Maybe I should have juggled bread rolls.- Ha, very funny(!)
0:10:34 > 0:10:38Or how about the old walking down the invisible staircase
0:10:38 > 0:10:40behind the sofa routine?
0:10:40 > 0:10:42That would have done the trick. Surely?
0:10:42 > 0:10:46Mike was trying to cheer me up. To distract me.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50But it wasn't what I needed. I needed someone to talk to.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52About what was really on my mind.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56Crash and Jackie realised this, and they came back.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- What's your problem? - Isn't it obvious?- No!
0:10:59 > 0:11:02What do most married couples do?
0:11:02 > 0:11:08- Row.- Buy matching jumpers. - They have babies.- So?
0:11:08 > 0:11:11They're bound to have a baby. And it's, "Bye-bye, Tracy."
0:11:11 > 0:11:14'Cam and Gary's big moment was minutes away.'
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Come on. Let's get this show on the road.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21'But now Crash and Jackie knew the real reason,
0:11:21 > 0:11:24'they could start persuading me to change my mind.'
0:11:24 > 0:11:25Cam wouldn't do that to you.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28- You don't know that. - Yes, I do.
0:11:28 > 0:11:33- She loves you.- Only a nutter would throw that away.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Before I pronounce you man and wife, it's my duty to ask
0:11:36 > 0:11:38if there's anyone here that has
0:11:38 > 0:11:40any objections to this marriage,
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- then please speak now. - Stop the wedding!
0:11:43 > 0:11:45EVERYONE GASPS
0:11:45 > 0:11:47She's gone too far this time.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49- Tracy, don't do this. - It's OK.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53- I wanted to make sure I didn't miss the I dos.- Pardon?
0:11:53 > 0:11:56It's the most important part of getting married.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00Does that mean you want Gary and me to get married?
0:12:00 > 0:12:04- I do.- And I do. - And I do too.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09I now pronounce you man and wife.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15Though who I just married to who, I don't know.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19'Jackie and Crash proved that the best kind of persuasion
0:12:19 > 0:12:22'doesn't have to be about tricks or threats.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26'It can be just as much about listening.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30'Being a good listener is a great thing to be.'
0:12:30 > 0:12:32So, what have we learnt
0:12:32 > 0:12:36so far about persuasion to put into The Tracy Beaker Survival Files?
0:12:36 > 0:12:39We like to get our own way from time to time.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43There are many methods of persuading others that you're right.
0:12:43 > 0:12:48Humour, or a little present, might help. But threats are best avoided.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52That's not persuading people, that's just being mean or scary.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56You might need to be persistent and try different tactics,
0:12:56 > 0:12:57like Maxy did.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01And remember to study the person. If you know how they tick,
0:13:01 > 0:13:04you'll know what sort of persuasion works best on them.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06If you do your homework,
0:13:06 > 0:13:09you'll discover loads of persuasive options.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13You won't have to rely on the Gina foghorn technique.
0:13:15 > 0:13:20However, when there are a lot of people all struggling to be heard,
0:13:20 > 0:13:24there will always be those who simply go for maximum volume.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26We've got a few of those.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30Gus, how do you go about persuading people to do what you want?
0:13:30 > 0:13:33I tell them what needs to be done.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37- Finish my story. - I'll be right back.- Tracy!
0:13:37 > 0:13:41And if they don't listen, I tell them a little bit louder.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45Hurry, Tracy, story! Tracy! Story!
0:13:45 > 0:13:49TRAAA-CY, STOOO-RY!
0:13:49 > 0:13:51It's best to persuade people nicely.
0:13:51 > 0:13:56I hate it when people get angry or shouty. Especially Johnny.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59Tee will do what I say, when I say!
0:14:00 > 0:14:03The nicely-nicely approach might work sometimes,
0:14:03 > 0:14:06but it's about who can shout the loudest.
0:14:06 > 0:14:11I hate you. You're weird. I hate that you're my brother!
0:14:11 > 0:14:15'Nowadays, I prefer more subtle methods of persuasion.
0:14:15 > 0:14:20But as a kid, I was never shy about expressing my feelings. Loudly.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23What?! You said I was Child of the Week!
0:14:23 > 0:14:27You're not supposed to tell us stuff, then change your mind!
0:14:27 > 0:14:31You're still Child of the Week. But Louise is too.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33I'm not Child of the Week!
0:14:33 > 0:14:36Two childs make a children. Any thicko knows that!
0:14:36 > 0:14:40'Let's face it, nobody could out-shout me.'
0:14:42 > 0:14:44'My talent was legendary.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48'I became an inspiration to others.'
0:14:48 > 0:14:50The Beaker method, shout as loud
0:14:50 > 0:14:52as you can, for as long as you can.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55- Chocolate! - I want chocolate!
0:14:55 > 0:15:01ALL: WE WANT CHOCOLATE! WE WANT CHOCOLATE!
0:15:01 > 0:15:06Sometimes, the most persuasive words aren't shouted or even spoken.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09The power of the written word can be amazing,
0:15:09 > 0:15:13as I discovered when I became an ace campaigning journalist.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17Justine, why don't you take your bag upstairs?
0:15:17 > 0:15:21Elaine the Pain was being hopeless, as usual.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25She'd let Justine Littlewood keep a telly in her room,
0:15:25 > 0:15:29which was against the rules. Elaine should have known.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39What's in the bag?
0:15:42 > 0:15:43Check this out.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47A TV! You won't be allowed to keep that in your room.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51- Elaine said I can. - That is so unfair!
0:15:51 > 0:15:55'I decided this had to stop. Elaine had to go.'
0:15:55 > 0:15:59I'm going to get rid of Elaine the Pain for good.
0:16:02 > 0:16:07Poor dopey Elaine won't even know what hit her.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13'The Pain, herself, didn't get it, of course.'
0:16:13 > 0:16:15It's not Justine's fault,
0:16:15 > 0:16:17- so don't take it out on her.- I'm not.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20I'm taking it out on you.
0:16:20 > 0:16:21When the daily papers get hold of
0:16:21 > 0:16:24my article about how you have favourites,
0:16:24 > 0:16:27how you're always telling us stuff, then
0:16:27 > 0:16:30changing your mind and break the rules,
0:16:30 > 0:16:32your career is going to be over.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36Get your hair done. You're going to be front-page news.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38'The pen is mightier than
0:16:38 > 0:16:41'the Pain. Surely victory was mine?
0:16:41 > 0:16:43'Until Jenny got involved.'
0:16:43 > 0:16:46- I've come to type up my article.- May I see?
0:16:49 > 0:16:52"Stupid Social Worker Gives Grieving Kids Grief
0:16:52 > 0:16:54"In Tactless TV Treats Trauma."
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Is that a stonker of a headline, or what?
0:16:57 > 0:17:00"Social worker Elaine the Pain Boyak
0:17:00 > 0:17:02"has upset the kids in her care.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04"She's broken a house rule by giving
0:17:04 > 0:17:06"permission for one of the girls,
0:17:06 > 0:17:10"not even one of the nice ones, to have a TV in her room
0:17:10 > 0:17:12"when the others aren't allowed."
0:17:12 > 0:17:16- Tracy!- Don't stop. You're getting to the good bit.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18"The Gazette says, 'Protect these poor,
0:17:18 > 0:17:23"'defenceless children by giving this useless social worker the sack.'"
0:17:23 > 0:17:25You can't print a story like this.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29I knew you'd take sides with Elaine the rubbish Pain!
0:17:29 > 0:17:31Elaine didn't get the sack.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35But the set-back wouldn't be the end of my campaigning journalism.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38I kept writing. Always fighting for justice.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41# I want money
0:17:41 > 0:17:42#Oh-ooh
0:17:42 > 0:17:44# That's what I want. #
0:17:44 > 0:17:45A little while back,
0:17:45 > 0:17:49money problems almost closed down the Dumping Ground.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51They're going to shut us down
0:17:51 > 0:17:54and move everyone somewhere cheaper.
0:17:54 > 0:17:55Burneywood.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00I was gutted. Losing the Dumping Ground
0:18:00 > 0:18:03would be like wiping out my past.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06And everyone knows that Burneywood is a nightmare.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08Our kids couldn't end up there.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10I wish I could do something about it.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13It's hard to make a difference on your own.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15What if I wasn't on my own?
0:18:15 > 0:18:17If enough people kick up a fuss,
0:18:17 > 0:18:19it might force the council to stop.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22Persuade is better than force.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Persuade it is, then.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28'Gina was very positive, as usual(!)'
0:18:28 > 0:18:30- It's a bad idea. - It's great.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32It's the only idea we've got.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36I'll write an article. The newspaper said they'd print it.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39That sounds like a "Tracy plan" to me.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43- What exactly is a Tracy plan? - It's the only option we've got.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47- Something crazy to make people listen.- That is a Tracy plan.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Tracy plans work!
0:18:49 > 0:18:52'I fought as hard as I've ever fought in my life,
0:18:52 > 0:18:55'but not with shouting and screaming.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58'With a few well-chosen words in the local paper,
0:18:58 > 0:19:03'to persuade their readers that the Dumping Ground should be saved.'
0:19:03 > 0:19:07"We try to provide our young people with a proper, loving,
0:19:07 > 0:19:09"stable place to live.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13"Somewhere they feel safe and valued, where the staff
0:19:13 > 0:19:17"really care about them, and they form real emotional ties.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20"And just have fun, like real families do.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23"Young people in care need to feel
0:19:23 > 0:19:25"wanted, just like anybody else.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27"They want to know their opinions
0:19:27 > 0:19:30"matter. They like a challenge.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33"Would you chuck your children out on the street
0:19:33 > 0:19:36"because you didn't think they were worth the money?
0:19:36 > 0:19:37"I don't think so.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41"That's what the council are threatening to do here.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43"We're not taking it. We're fighting back."
0:19:43 > 0:19:46Perfect. Look.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50- Wow. That is genius.- Looks good, doesn't it?- Well done, guys.
0:19:50 > 0:19:55Good stuff, right? Looking back, maybe I should have left it at that.
0:19:55 > 0:20:00However, at the time, I was worried my words might not be enough.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02So, I decided to take direct action.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06- VIA MEGAPHONE: - Don't let the council
0:20:06 > 0:20:08close us down! Save our home!
0:20:08 > 0:20:14- Stop the council from closing us down.- Tracy! Come down!
0:20:14 > 0:20:18- I want to get up there. - You will stay where you are!
0:20:18 > 0:20:19Tracy!
0:20:20 > 0:20:22THE CHILDREN LAUGH
0:20:22 > 0:20:26Save Elm Tree House! Don't let the council close us down!
0:20:26 > 0:20:28- What is she doing? - Don't let
0:20:28 > 0:20:32- the council close us down! - Milking it. And it's working.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36Don't let the council throw our young people out.
0:20:36 > 0:20:41Yes, but that's your problem, Tracy, you always take things too far.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45- I had to do something. - You didn't have to go on the roof.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50'At first, it worked like a dream.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52'Me on the roof, campaigning for justice.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55'Getting my point across.
0:20:55 > 0:20:56'What a brilliant idea, right?
0:20:56 > 0:20:59'Turns out other people thought so too.'
0:20:59 > 0:21:01LILY SOBS
0:21:01 > 0:21:03'Lily also had a point to make.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06'Matt and Christie had fostered her sisters.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08'Now they wanted Lily to live with them.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10'But she didn't want to go.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12'And no-one had noticed that
0:21:12 > 0:21:15'Christie had turned up to take her.'
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Hi, Christie. It's a bit crazy here today.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20I can see that. I can't bear the thought of
0:21:20 > 0:21:22Lily being in all of this.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25- Give me second. - Why don't I just take her home?
0:21:25 > 0:21:28I'll bring her back when things have calmed down.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32- Christie, actually... - Mr Milligan! This ends now.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36At last, someone from the council. Come with me.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39I've got some people who'd love to ask you a few
0:21:39 > 0:21:43questions about the funding for Elm Tree House.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46No comment, absolutely no comment.
0:21:52 > 0:21:53So, what was the story?
0:21:53 > 0:21:58Everyone was listening to you and not taking any notice of me.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02I didn't want to go, so I thought if it was good enough for you...
0:22:02 > 0:22:05- Tracy, help me.- What you doing? Go back inside.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08Christie's here, she wants me to live with them.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11- She's come to take me away.- You sure?
0:22:11 > 0:22:13Let's go inside and we can talk about it.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16No. You promised you wouldn't let her take me.
0:22:16 > 0:22:21She won't. Please, Lily, let's just go back inside.
0:22:21 > 0:22:22'My big idea to get noticed
0:22:22 > 0:22:25'suddenly didn't seem so clever.'
0:22:25 > 0:22:28Lily! Please, get back in, off the roof!
0:22:28 > 0:22:31No-one will listen to me.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34I'm listening. Talk to me.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37I keep getting things wrong.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40I don't belong there.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43- Woah!- Argh!
0:22:43 > 0:22:47Lily! Please! Lily, get off the roof now!
0:22:47 > 0:22:49Aaah!
0:23:04 > 0:23:06Tee, it's OK, she'll be fine.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08'What a disaster. I still have
0:23:08 > 0:23:10'nightmares about that moment.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14'It wasn't as bad as it looked. Lily was OK in the end.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18'But she still had to spend time in the hospital.'
0:23:18 > 0:23:22'What made it all worse was that because of me,
0:23:22 > 0:23:23'Mike's job was on the line.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27'He had to face an investigation and a tribunal.'
0:23:27 > 0:23:29It wasn't your fault.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32You're looking for someone to blame and it's Mike!
0:23:32 > 0:23:34You are not helping.
0:23:36 > 0:23:41'I was scared we'd be saying goodbye to Mike forever.'
0:23:45 > 0:23:47Mike's job was on the line.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51And if things weren't bad enough, Harry, Frank and Liam
0:23:51 > 0:23:54decided to "help" with the tribunal.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57- I tried to stop them. - Not hard enough.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59- You can't sack Mike.- Liam!
0:23:59 > 0:24:03- Elm Tree house wouldn't be the same.- No, you can't do this.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06- We're begging you.- Yeah. - Boys, this is not the time.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09- Look at Harry, he's only little.- Leave now.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12I am sorry the boys interrupted.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16What they did was wrong, but it shows how everyone feels.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18Mr Milligan's popularity is not in question.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21He's the best father figure they've ever had.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23The issue is one of indiscipline
0:24:23 > 0:24:25- at Elm Tree House.- Please!
0:24:25 > 0:24:29And this is just another example of that!
0:24:30 > 0:24:33Why won't you people ever listen?
0:24:33 > 0:24:35Pretending you know what's best for us.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39- You ain't got a clue. - Liam, enough.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41I am so disappointed in you.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44Did you imagine for one second that this was going to help?
0:24:44 > 0:24:46Our apologies, we won't make this
0:24:46 > 0:24:49any harder than it already is.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51We'll be leaving, come on.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05Mike! Mike, wait!
0:25:07 > 0:25:13I'm sure you meant well, but please, leave it. It's over.
0:25:13 > 0:25:14'So that was that.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16'The kids' attempt to persuade
0:25:16 > 0:25:18'the tribunal had ended in disaster.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21'Nothing could save Mike now. Or could it?'
0:25:21 > 0:25:26- Mike!- Hey, Mike! - What's she doing here?
0:25:26 > 0:25:27Argh!
0:25:27 > 0:25:30THE CHILDREN LAUGH
0:25:30 > 0:25:31Here you go.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33Thanks, Harry.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36Have you come to say goodbye?
0:25:38 > 0:25:39Actually, no.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41Thanks to Leanne's report,
0:25:41 > 0:25:44the disciplinary panel found in may favour!
0:25:44 > 0:25:45ALL: Yay!
0:25:47 > 0:25:50- Ha-ha!- No way?!- Way. - I just told the truth.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54I found a sensitive man, who's firm when he needs to be,
0:25:54 > 0:25:57and always has the welfare of those
0:25:57 > 0:25:59- in his care at heart. - Thank you.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02That means we're all back together again.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04THEY ALL LAUGH
0:26:04 > 0:26:06You see, Mike is just amazing at his job.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09He didn't need shouting or special campaigns,
0:26:09 > 0:26:12or a bunch of kids bursting into a tribunal.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14The facts spoke for themselves.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16And that's the best kind of persuasion there is.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25What have we learnt about Persuasion to
0:26:25 > 0:26:27upload into my Survival Files?
0:26:28 > 0:26:30It's good to learn to persuade people.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34There are lots of ways of going about it.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38Shouting the loudest can work, but that's really bullying,
0:26:38 > 0:26:41not persuading. There are better ways.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45Being nice to people, or offering little rewards or presents can work.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49Being mean or threatening isn't the way I like doing things,
0:26:49 > 0:26:51although some people do resort to that.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Clever words are brilliant,
0:26:53 > 0:26:56whether they are spoken or written down.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00Be careful, when you're trying to get your point across,
0:27:00 > 0:27:02don't lose sight of the bigger picture
0:27:02 > 0:27:05or someone could end up falling off a roof.
0:27:05 > 0:27:10Other people may have good reasons for trying to get what they want.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13Sometimes, it's good to allow yourself to be persuaded.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17That's the Beaker guide to persuasion safely uploaded to
0:27:17 > 0:27:19The Tracy Beaker Survival Files.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22# With a little persuasion. #
0:27:22 > 0:27:26More gems of wisdom from my experiences next time.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28You don't need me to persuade you not to miss it.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32Remember, I've been through all this so you don't have to.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36# With a little persuasion
0:27:36 > 0:27:39# With a little finesse
0:27:39 > 0:27:45# I'll comply with any lie You're happy to express. #