Does “I want it NOW!” sound familiar?
Practice patience in 5–10 minutes a day with a comic-style Flipbook that teaches your child simple strategies to use during hard moments.
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Patience can be taught
They need to learn two things:
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.
More than a storybook
How the Flipbook works
One short activity a day. About 5 to 10 minutes. Nothing to prepare, and it is okay to skip a day.
Set the freestanding Flipbook on the table at dinner, breakfast, or another calm part of your routine.
Read three comic-style pages aloud and ask the simple discussion questions at the bottom.
Get context, example language, and ideas for extending the skill into everyday family life.
What your child practices
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.
Recognize frustration, disappointment, and impatience instead of being surprised by them.
Connect emotions with body signals such as tightness, heat, frowning, or extra wiggles.
Practice five concrete ways to make waiting feel a little easier.
Learn a polite way to get a grown-up’s attention and communicate what they need.
Use simple shared phrases such as “It’s hard to wait, but I’m okay.”
Begin with modeling and choices, then gradually let your child take the lead.
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| What families compare | Waiting For Things We Want Flipbook | Parenting books | Parenting courses |
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| Child and grown-up use it together | |||
| 5–10 minutes a day | |||
| Built-in activities your child will LOVE | |||
| Screen-free | |||
| One-time purchase |
Questions, answered
Clear answers about age, timing, how to use it, shipping, and returns.
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.
Waiting for Things We Want is designed for children ages 4–7 and a grown-up to use together.
Plan on one short activity a day, about 5 to 10 minutes. It is fine to skip a day and continue.
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.
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.
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.
The 15% discount is applied automatically to your cart on this page, so there is no code to copy or paste. The offer is limited to one use per customer.
Waiting for Things We Want • 15% off
60 pages, 14 guided activities, five concrete coping strategies, child-friendly questions, and grown-up guidance in one short daily routine.
Discount automatically applied in cart. Valid for first purchase only.
Delivery in 3–10 business days in the continental US.
Return physical products within 30 days of delivery in original condition.
Email support@brightpond.com and our team will help.
