Social story · 7 pages
Waiting for my turn
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Sometimes I need to wait for my turn: in shops, at the doctor's and when I play games.
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Waiting can feel hard. That is okay.
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Other people are waiting too. Everyone gets a turn.
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A timer can show me how long I need to wait.
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While I wait, I can count, squeeze something soft or look at a book.
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Waiting calmly is part of sabr, patience. Allah loves people who are patient.
Source: Surah Ali 'Imran 3:146
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When it is my turn, I can feel glad that I waited.
For grown-ups
A visual timer makes waiting easier to see. Start with very short waits, and praise the waiting itself.
Sources
Faith lines come only from the Quran and from hadith graded sahih or hasan. Scholars differ on some details, so ask a scholar you trust.
Pictograms: Sergio Palao, ARASAAC (arasaac.org), Government of Aragón, under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA licence.