What to say: when it is you

The sheet

Eight first sentences, each from a quick tip in the library, with a line on when to say it.

Cards to cut out · A4, eight cards to cut · One page · PDF, 60 KB

How it helps

Some of the hardest conversations are about you: after you have snapped, when one child has had more of you, when you are drinking more or money is tight. Each card has a first sentence, from a quick tip in the library, that owns your part and reassures your child.

How to use it

1. Cut out the eight cards. Each names the quick tip it comes from, which has the rest.
2. Choose the one that fits, and read its tip before you say it.
3. Say the sentence in your own voice, and follow the line beneath it. Keep it brief, and don’t make a drama of it.
4. Keep the cards for yourself, as a reminder.

How to get this sheet

This sheet comes with a subscription. It is also yours if a teacher or therapist sends it to you. School staff and therapists signed in to their shelf can print it too.

Free to print

These are free to anyone, with nothing to sign up for.

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