Duane stands in a colourful TV studio. A red screen behind him reads "Help Zone." He is in his mid-twenties, clean-shaven with short black hair. He wears a blue T-shirt.

Holding a white folder that reads "Family," Duane says HEY TVOKIDS, COUNSELLOR DUANE
FROM KIDS HELP PHONE
WITH AN E-MAIL FROM OUR
FRIEND MIKE,
WRITING TO US
FROM TORONTO.
AND HE WRITES:

He reads I HAVE AN UNFAIR BEDTIME
WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THAT?

He says I CAN TELL YOU MIKE THAT YOU ARE
CERTAINLY NOT ALONE MANY PEOPLE
HAVE A PROBLEM
WITH THEIR BEDTIME
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER,
AND SO MY QUESTION IS
HOW WOULD YOU FEEL ABOUT OPENING
UP THE DISCUSSION WITH YOUR
PARENTS OR GUARDIAN AROUND THAT?
KEEP IN MIND THAT SOME THINGS
MAY BE NEGOTIABLE AT HOME AND
OTHER THINGS MAY NOT BE,
I DON'T KNOW IF YOUR BEDTIME
WOULD BE,BUT YOU MAY WANT
TO TALK ABOUT IT,AND FIND OUT.
WHY IS MY BEDTIME THIS TIME?
AND HERE'S WHY I THINK
IT SHOULD BE LATER
OR MAYBE IF IT SHOULD BE EARLIER
HAVING THAT CONVERSATION CAN
SOMETIMES HELP YOU TO UNDERSTAND
YOUR PARENTS OR GUARDIAN,
AND THEY CAN ALLOW
THEM TO UNDERSTAND
YOU A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
YOU PROVED THAT YOU HAVE THE
ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE
SINCE YOU SENT US
THIS GREAT EMAIL
AND I HOPE YOU FOUND THIS
RESPONSE TO BE HELPFUL.

He smiles.