Start with the real event
One hard moment at a time.
Each situation below is a genuinely different family moment. Pick the one closest to the conversation you need to have next.
First day of school
Does your child know who will be there after you wave goodbye at the gate?
Script + complete example book →Going to the dentist
Does your child know they can stop the dentist, and how to say so?
Script + complete example book →A new baby in the family
Does your older child know what stays theirs once the baby is home?
Script + complete example book →Sleeping in their own bed
Does your child know exactly what happens if they call out in the night?
Script + story plan →Moving to a new house
Does your child know which of their things are coming, and what gets unpacked first?
Script + story plan →Big feelings that arrive fast
Does your child recognize a feeling while it is still small enough to steer?
Script + story plan →Making friends at school
Does your child have one thing they can say when they want to join in?
Script + story plan →A scan or a hospital appointment
Does your child know what the room sounds like, and when it will be over?
Script + story plan →A first flight
Does your child know how many parts the travel day has, and which one they are in?
Script + story plan →Getting first glasses
Does your child have an answer ready for the first classmate who asks?
Script + story plan →A first loose tooth
Does your child know that a wobbling tooth is their body working, not breaking?
Script + story plan →After a pet dies
Has anyone told your child plainly what happened, in words they can repeat?
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