Personal space: a social story

One of the most powerful supports is knowing when to step back. Learn how giving space and time can unlock independence, reduce stress, and help children show what they’re truly capable of.

What you see vs. what they think

From the child’s lens, time and space support thinking; from the adult’s perspective, reducing pressure improves engagement and independence.

Increasing task initiation

Allowing processing time and reducing repeated prompts can lower stress and increase task initiation.

"I need a break"

Teaching children to advocate for breaks and space builds autonomy, confidence, and emotional regulation.

Sometimes, what looks like “not listening” is actually a child needing space to process and respond. This social story helps caregivers rethink prompting, patience, and the power of waiting.

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DISCLAIMER:

These social story resources were tailor-made for real clients. They were used as free supplementary aids intended to reinforce strategies developed for a specific challenge, such as toileting, personal space, social greetings, new experiences, or co-parenting, among others.

To maximise the material’s relevance to the child, some social stories use trademarked characters. These characters were utilised based on pop culture references that the client was most interested in at the time the programme was being implemented. We don’t hold ownership nor claim affinity to such trademarked characters nor their rightful owners. ​

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