Notice the feeling
Recognize frustration, disappointment, and impatience instead of being surprised by them.
Practice patience • Ages 4–7
“My six year old is learning real skills from it.” - Sam C
Does “I want it NOW!” sound familiar?
Teach your child patience, before the meltdown happens.
Practice patience in 5–10 minutes a day with a comic-style flipbook that teaches your child simple strategies to use during hard moments.
$37.00
5–10 minutes a day
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30 day money-back guarantee.
$37.00
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Patience can be taught
Does your child interrupt you the second they want something?
They need to learn two things:
How to regulate their emotions when they’re feeling impatient
Strategies that make waiting easier
This Flipbook helps you teach and practice when everyone is calm enough to learn, so your child has familiar language and strategies to draw from later.
What your child practices
Less guessing. More shared language for hard waits.
The goal is not perfect patience. It is helping your child notice what is happening, practice useful strategies, and build toward choosing them more independently.
Read body clues
Connect emotions with body signals such as tightness, heat, frowning, or extra wiggles.
Choose a strategy
Practice five concrete ways to make waiting feel a little easier.
Ask without interrupting
Learn a polite way to get a grown-up’s attention and communicate what they need.
Know what to say
Use simple shared phrases such as “It’s hard to wait, but I’m okay.”
Build toward independence
Begin with modeling and choices, then gradually let your child take the lead.
No prep required
Fits dinner, the car, or bedtime
Grown-up guidance included
How the Flipbook works
A routine you can actually keep.
One short activity a day. About 5 to 10 minutes. Nothing to prepare, and it is okay to skip a day.
Open to one activity
Set the freestanding Flipbook on the table at dinner, breakfast, or another calm part of your routine.
Read and talk together
Read three comic-style pages aloud and ask the simple discussion questions at the bottom.
Use your grown-up note
Get context, example language, and ideas for extending the skill into everyday family life.
Real family stories
What families are saying about Waiting for Things We Want.
★★★★★
“This was such a great conversation starter for dinner talks with my daughters! This book really helped them communicate how they were feeling and come up with strategies to help manage those feelings.”Amber, Bright Pond customer
★★★★★
Sam Clark, Bright Pond customer"My six-year-old is learning real skills from it: patience, noticing what his emotions feel like in his body, and what to do when he can’t have something right away... When we’re stuck in line at the store, or waiting on food at a restaurant, and he’s starting to lose it, I can bring up the story we read and he remembers it...I can’t recommend it enough."
Questions, answered
Everything you need to feel confident before you buy.
Clear answers about age, timing, how to use it, shipping, and returns.
Is this used during a meltdown?
No. Use the Flipbook in calm, connected moments to teach and practice before hard waits. When feelings are very big, pause and return to the conversation later.
What age is it for?
Waiting for Things We Want is designed for children ages 4–7 and a grown-up to use together.
How much time does it take?
Plan on one short activity a day, about 5 to 10 minutes. It is fine to skip a day and continue.
Do I need to prepare anything?
No. Set the Flipbook on the table, open to one activity, and read together. Each activity includes three child-facing pages and one Next Steps page for grown-ups.
What will my child practice?
Your child will practice naming emotions, noticing body clues, and choosing from five strategies: make waiting fun, track progress, take a deep breath and use self-talk, look for the positive without dismissing feelings, and communicate needs politely.
What is the return policy?
Physical products can be returned within 30 days of delivery in original condition. Customers cover return shipping unless an item arrived damaged or defective. Email support@brightpond.com to begin.
Fast shipping
Delivery in 3–10 business days in the continental US.
30-day money-back guarantee
Return physical products within 30 days of delivery in original condition.
Fast, friendly help
Email support@brightpond.com and our team will help.
Waiting for Things We Want
Practice before the next hard moment.
Practice patience in 5–10 minutes a day with a comic-style flipbook that teaches your child simple strategies to use during hard moments.
$37.00