💬 Sovelo Stories · Conversation
Waiting for My Turn to Talk
Holding my words while someone else talks. Read it together, at your pace. Every page is written in your child's voice.
1. In a conversation, people take turns talking. While one talks, the other holds their words.
2. Sometimes my words feel like popcorn — they want to pop out right away! That popping feeling is normal.
3. I can hold my popcorn words a few ways.
keep one word in my head as a reminder hold up one finger to remind myself take a slow breath ask an adult for ideas if holding words is extra hard
4. A pause is my green light. When the speaker stops and breathes, my turn can begin.
5. Sometimes I wait and wait, and the pause never seems to come.
What could I do? Say "Can I say something?" Wait a little longer. Save my thought for later. I'm not sure — and that's okay. 💡 There are many good ways to get a turn. Waiting is one; asking is another.
6. When the conversation ends, all the turns are done. I held my words and got my turns. That is a real skill, and mine is growing.
✦ Practice this story interactively — free in the Sovelo app
In the app, your child can choose what happens next, rehearse lines out loud with Spark, and try different endings — including hearing a kind "no" and being celebrated for respecting it. Parents can also create fully personalized stories.
← All 210 free stories
Sovelo Stories are original social narratives, written for neurodivergent kids and reviewed against strict guardrails: no eye-contact training, no masking, no mind-reading — and "no" is always a complete answer. Evidence-informed preparation, not a treatment. © Ezra Brown.