We Hold Hands All the Way to the Door
I am good at walking with grown-ups. I know grown-ups help keep me safe.
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I am good at walking with grown-ups. I know grown-ups help keep me safe.
I walk with grown-ups. Grown-ups keep me safe.
Sometimes we go to a parking lot. Parking lots have many big cars moving. Sometimes I want to walk by myself.
We go to a parking lot. Many big cars are there. Sometimes I want to go alone.
It is okay to feel like walking alone. Drivers try hard to look carefully. Small children can be hard to see.
It is okay. Drivers look carefully. Small children are hard to see.
My grown-up is there to help me. We can breathe and walk slowly together. A break is waiting just inside the door.
My grown-up helps me. We breathe slowly. A break is inside.
My grown-up reaches for my hand first. I can try to hold my grown-up's hand. We stay calm together all the way.
Grown-up reaches for my hand. I can try. We stay calm.
We walk all the way to the door. I walked safely through the parking lot. I am safe and I feel proud.
We made it to the door. I walked safely. I feel proud.
Take a moment. You can take some slow, deep breaths when you feel ready.
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