❤️ Sovelo Stories · Feelings

When I Feel Nervous

Something new is coming, and my tummy feels fluttery.. Read it together, at your pace. Every page is written in your child's voice.

1. Sometimes something new is coming. I might feel nervous.
2. Nervous can live in my body. My tummy might flutter. My hands might feel wiggly.
A fluttery tummy, a fast heart, or warm cheeks.
3. Feeling nervous is okay. It means my body is getting ready. Lots of people feel nervous.
4. I can choose what helps me. I can take slow breaths. I can hold something soft. I can tell someone how I feel.
take slow breathshold something softsqueeze my hands togethertell an adult I trust
5. I can use words to share my feeling.
6. The nervous feeling does not stay forever. Feelings are like weather. They come, and then they go.
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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.

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