Grown-Up's Guide
Pip's Feelings Club ยท Episode 13: Two Ideas
"Your game, then mine?"Stone one: take turns
Pick something new, togetherStone two
Mix both ideas into oneStone three
The three stepping stones
When friends want different things, they can meet in the middle, and there are three ways to do it: take turns ("Your game, then mine?"), pick something new, together, or mix both ideas into one. They all work. Pip and Rory mix a dam and boats into a boat harbour. At bird school Kip's song goes first and Pip has to wait for hers: meeting in the middle sometimes means going second.
Doing a sheet
Watch the episode together first: scan the code on Sheet 1, or visit pipsfeelingsclub.com. A calm 10 minutes, never as a consequence. You read the comic, your child does the pens. Practise the words when nobody is stuck: a plan made in a calm moment is easier to find in the middle of "Dam!" "Boats!". Finish with a play card.
What to talk about
Sheet
Ask them
Do together
Two Ideas
"What did Pip want? What did Rory want?"
"Which stone did they choose?"
"Which stone would you try?"
Next time you two want different things, name the three stones.
Taking Turns
"Whose song went first?"
"How did Pip feel about waiting?"
"Did both songs get sung?"
Take turns choosing something small today. Notice when they go second.
When two ideas bump
1. Name it: "Two ideas! That's tricky."
2. "Turns, something new, or mix them?"
3. Let them choose. Help if they're stuck.
When they're stormy
Calm comes first. The stones can wait.
Use fewer words. Stay close.
Really stuck? You find the middle for them.
Do it out loud yourself
"You want the park. I want the shops."
"Shops first, then the park?"
Then keep your side of it, every time.
Catch them doing it well
"You let your friend go first. That was kind."
"You mixed your ideas. Clever!"
"You waited for your turn. That was hard."
Try to avoid
Letting the loudest child always go first.
Promising a turn, then running out of time.
Expecting them to enjoy going second.
Every day (2 minutes)
One small choice: a book, a song, a game.
"Your pick, then mine?" Then really do both.
A star each time they meet in the middle.