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EmmyLou is getting ready for her very first day of school, and because anything could happen, she packs her backpack with all sorts of very important “just in case” things, even an extra shoe. Her backpack gets so big and lumpy it can barely zip, but EmmyLou feels ready for anything. By the end of the day, she realizes she didn’t need most of it but there were a couple of things she brought that helped her me a good friend.
Hey parents, here are 4 ways to build attachment as you listen to the story together:
EmmyLou is getting ready for her very first day of school, and because anything could happen, she packs her backpack with all sorts of very important “just in case” things, even an extra shoe. Her backpack gets so big and lumpy it can barely zip, but EmmyLou feels ready for anything. By the end of the day, she realizes she didn’t need most of it but there were a couple of things she brought that helped her me a good friend. This story is perfect for kids who are nervous to start school (or just want a giggle).
Hey parents, here are 4 ways to build attachment as you listen to the story together:
1.) Do the breathing exercise with your child.
2.) Tell your child about a time you were nervous but ended up being okay.
3.) Share what image you nervous feeling looked like.
4.) Ask your child what their nervous feeling looks like.
For more bedtime connection tips, visit Wink on Youtube, Instagram or Facebook. @ wink-bedtime-stories or on our Substack - Parenting with Wink: Bedtime Stories and Beyond. https://winkbedtimestories.substack.com/publish/post/190425474?back=%2Fpublish%2Fposts%2Fdrafts
Wink is a production of BYUradio and is always ad and interruption free. Storyteller and writer: Steffani Raff. Producers: Wendy Folsom, Sam Payne, Brian Tanner and Kay Hendrickson. Post Production by Trent Reimschussel, Kip Merrill, Gracie Davis, Gabriella Zuniga and Adam Wells. Social Media: Kay Hendrickson and Roman Russell.
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This is a serialised ongoing story, so jumping in at episode 10, for example, could confuse matters.
Listen to episode one hereEmmyLou is getting ready for her very first day of school, and because anything could happen, she packs her backpack with all sorts of very important “just in case” things, even an extra shoe. Her backpack gets so big and lumpy it can barely zip, but EmmyLou feels ready for anything. By the end of the day, she realizes she didn’t need most of it but there were a couple of things she brought that helped her me a good friend. This story is perfect for kids who are nervous to start school (or just want a giggle).
Hey parents, here are 4 ways to build attachment as you listen to the story together:
1.) Do the breathing exercise with your child.
2.) Tell your child about a time you were nervous but ended up being okay.
3.) Share what image you nervous feeling looked like.
4.) Ask your child what their nervous feeling looks like.
For more bedtime connection tips, visit Wink on Youtube, Instagram or Facebook. @ wink-bedtime-stories or on our Substack - Parenting with Wink: Bedtime Stories and Beyond. https://winkbedtimestories.substack.com/publish/post/190425474?back=%2Fpublish%2Fposts%2Fdrafts
Wink is a production of BYUradio and is always ad and interruption free. Storyteller and writer: Steffani Raff. Producers: Wendy Folsom, Sam Payne, Brian Tanner and Kay Hendrickson. Post Production by Trent Reimschussel, Kip Merrill, Gracie Davis, Gabriella Zuniga and Adam Wells. Social Media: Kay Hendrickson and Roman Russell.
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