Things to Try Cards - Kids Version
✨ Things to Try! ✨
Find a challenge you have, then try the ideas!
🚀
Hard to Start Things
🧪 Try these:
Count down: 3... 2... 1... GO!
Start with someone near you
Do the tiniest first step only
Promise yourself just 2 minutes
Did it help?
★★★★★
🏃
Can't Sit Still
🧪 Try these:
Sit on a wobble cushion
Take movement breaks every 10 min
Squeeze a stress ball
Stand up to work sometimes
Did it help?
★★★★★
🧠
Forgetting Things
🧪 Try these:
Put things in the same spot always
Make a picture checklist
Set phone reminders
Say it out loud 3 times
Did it help?
★★★★★
💜
Big Feelings
🧪 Try these:
Name what you feel out loud
Squeeze something really hard
Take 5 deep breaths
Find your calm-down spot
Did it help?
★★★★★
🔄
Hate Transitions
🧪 Try these:
Get a 5-minute warning
Finish with a goodbye ritual
Bring something from the last activity
Picture what comes next
Did it help?
★★★★★
⏰
Losing Track of Time
🧪 Try these:
Use a visual timer you can see
Set multiple alarms
Break time into chunks
Look at the clock every 10 minutes
Did it help?
★★★★★
📝 What Worked Best For Me
💡 Be a scientist! Try one thing at a time and see what happens. Something that doesn't work today might work another day!
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