🐝 Bee CALM Foundations

My Body Feels Slow

A quick phone tool for tired parents and kids who feel heavy, sleepy, foggy, stuck, or hard to start.

Say this first “Your body looks slow. You are safe. I’m here. Let’s help your body wake up gently.”

Tap what you see. Try one support. Then come back to one tiny step.

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1. What does the body look like?

Choose the closest clue. This helps kids learn body signals.

Tap a body clue above.

Parent script: “Your body is giving us a clue. Let’s listen before we push harder.”

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2. Check body needs

Slow can mean tired, hungry, thirsty, sick, overloaded, or needing quiet.

Choose one body need.

Safety first: sudden fatigue, pain, illness, eating changes, sleep changes, weakness, or unusual shutdown should be discussed with a medical professional.

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3. Wake the body gently

Use small movement. The goal is alert, not wild.

Pick one gentle wake up activity.

Kid words: “My body was slow. Movement helped it wake up.”

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4. Come back to one tiny step

Do not jump into the whole task. Make the next step visible.

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First

Then

Choose one tiny first step.

Parent script: “We are not doing the whole thing. Just the first tiny step.”

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5. Quick check

Help your child build interoception by noticing what changed.

Choose what happened after the support.

Reflection words: “My body felt slow. I tried something. Now I know what helped.”