Waiting Is Not Easy! Mo Willems is a creative genius. Not only are his books engaging and entertaining, you can also use them to help your kiddos process big concepts. I’ve linked a few of my favorites in the LTK app and in my amazon storefront. I love Waiting is Not Easy! ($5.42 on Target.com right now!) to help Max practice patience. It’s helpful for short terms like waiting for his breakfast or events further away like a birthday or special holiday. As I’m helping him, I validate the feeling, credit his effort, and reference the book to emphasize the point. For example, “you are waiting! It’s so hard, but you are doing it. Just like Gerald in the book, remember?” If he has a hard time, I’ll wait for him to get calm and then process what happened - “it was so hard to wait for your snack today. Kind of like Gerald in the book, remember? He had a hard time, too. Did it make it go faster when he moaned and groaned? What might have helped him wait?” Then we talk about what he can do to help the waiting go faster - playing, singing, etc. Next time I’m preparing him for a wait, I’ll bring up these past conversations - “you have to wait. It can be hard or it can be easy. Remember when we talked about things you can do to make the wait feel easier? You can play or sing a song. What do you choose?” Looks like Target has buy 2 get 1 free on children’s books right now! http://liketk.it/33nNT liketkit @liketoknow.it LTKfamily LTKkids LTKunder50 @liketoknow.it.family Screenshot this pic to get shoppable product details with the LIKEtoKNOW.it shopping app