Lesson 1 of 9
Build your STOP card
About 5 min
The goal
Make the STOP skill automatic by rehearsing it before you need it.
Do it step by step
- 1
Write STOP on a card or phone note: Stop, Take a step back, Observe, Proceed mindfully.
- 2
Pick a mild everyday annoyance (a slow queue, a dropped call) and run STOP on it, out loud if you can.
- 3
Notice what "take a step back" looks like for your body — a breath, unclenching hands, physically stepping away.
- 4
Keep the card where you'll see it. Rehearsing on small stuff builds the muscle for big stuff.
For parents
Agree on a shared signal (a word or gesture) that means "I'm doing STOP" so family members give space instead of pushing.
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