For when the child is calm enough to listen, learn, transition, or practice.

Bee CALM • Phone tool

Ready Body

Use this when your child is calm enough to listen, learn, transition, or practice one next step.

Use this when you see:
  • Calm body
  • Listening
  • Can answer
  • Can look or orient
  • Can try one step
  • Can practice
Say this first
“Your body looks ready. Let’s do one small step together.”
This is the teaching window. Keep it small, clear, and successful.

Say this

“Your body looks ready to try.”
Quiet hands
Calm voice
Facing you
Can answer
Why: naming readiness helps the child learn what a ready state feels like.

Say this

“First this. Then that.”
One picture
One step
Checklist
Timer
Why: visual supports keep the expectation concrete and predictable.

Try one

“Let’s practice asking for a break.”
Help
Break
Wait
All done
Why: calm moments are the best time to teach replacement skills.

Practice here

“Let’s use it before the hard moment.”
Before errands
Before schoolwork
Before bedtime
Before screens end
Why: skills become stronger when they are practiced in the places they are needed.

Say this

“That worked. You asked for help before it got too big.”
You tried
You waited
You asked
You came back
Why: specific feedback helps the child know exactly what to do again.
Use Visual Schedule → Use Social Story →
Regulate first. Then teach. Ready Body is the moment for practice, not pressure.
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