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"Are we there yet?"

"Is it time yet?"

"But I want it NOW!"

Waiting is hard for kids. We made it easier.

A comic-style flip book that turns "just be patient" into something your kiddo (4-7) can actually practice — in 5 fun minutes a day.

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Spiral-bound children's flip book titled Waiting For Things We Want with an illustration of a child sitting beside books and a clock on a blue cover.
Launches
Sept 1

Waiting is hard for kids - and that's hard on you.

"I want it NOW!"

...in the checkout line.

"Are we there YET?"

...for the 47th time in the car.

"I'm SO bored."

...in the doctor's waiting room.

"Is the food here yet?"

...two minutes after ordering.

"Mom. Mom. MOM!"

...the second you start talking to another adult.

"I can't do it!"

...when they can't figure out a game immediately.

And the part no one talks about — feeling every eye in the room, wondering if you're the only one whose kid just can't wait. You're not. Waiting is a skill, and skills can be learned.

HOW IT WORKS

Five minutes. Nothing to prepare.

Made for busy families - pick it up at dinner, in the car, or before bed.

Pick it up - 5 to 10 minutes.

No prep, nothing to print, just open the flip book and go.

Read the comic together

Short, comic-style stories about real kids in real waiting moments - the kind of thing your kiddo actually wants to look at.

Talk it through

Read the discussion question at the bottom of the page to spark a conversation and get your child thinking about how to apply the strategy in their daily life.

Bright Pond

Take a peek inside...

Kids see themselves in the pages

They learn simple strategies to make waiting easier

Each section ends with a note just for grown ups

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A note from the bright pond team

We're parents too - and we've lived the checkout line meltdown. "Just be patient" has never once worked for a six year old.

So we made something that isn't a lecture or a worksheet - something a tired grown up can pick up for five minutes, and a kid will actually enjoy. Patience isn't something kids are born with - it's something you build, together.

- The Bright Pond Team

Screen-free

Quality time, built in

Strengthens your bond

Works anywhere

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