Waiting Patiently

Practice waiting for two minutes without whining by counting, humming, or looking around.

Category: Social Skills · Duration: ~5 min

Materials

• timer

1. Set a timer for 2 minutes. "Let's practice waiting — like waiting in line or for food at a restaurant." 2. While waiting, give them strategies: count things in the room, hum a song, play an imagination game. 3. No whining, no asking "is it done yet?" — that's the challenge. 4. When the timer goes off: "You did it! Two whole minutes of patient waiting." 5. Next time you're in a real wait, remind them: "Remember our practice? Use your waiting tricks!"