Library · The Next Activity (Transitions)
when one thing ends and the next begins.
Play with mom or dad, the doorbell, a goodbye, and someone else for the evening. Vivi turns that handover into a narrated, animated story your child stars in: goodbye, play with the babysitter, then the parent comes home.
Who it helps
For children who go quiet, cling or fall apart when one activity ends and another begins, and for children who need the sequence said out loud before they can let go. Parents of autistic children often use a social story like this for any handover, not only the babysitter.
The same shape works for leaving the park, ending screen time or switching from play to dinner. Tell Vivi which one.
Something is ending
A good game, a parent nearby, and then the doorbell. The story gives your child a warning before the change.
The uncertain feeling
Holding on, going quiet, not wanting it to change. The story names it without rushing past it.
The simple sequence
A parent says it in three parts: goodbye, play with the babysitter, then I come home. Said slowly, with time to take it in.
The parent comes home
The door opens, the parent is back, and the sequence ended the way it was promised.
Yours, not ours. These are the moments a story like this usually walks through. You choose what goes into your child's, and read every page before it is animated.
Questions parents ask
The day before the babysitter comes and once more that afternoon. If handovers are hard in general, keep it in the weekly rotation so the three-part sequence stays familiar.
Yes. Tell Vivi the babysitter's name, what you say when you leave and what you usually do together when you are back. You read every page before it is animated and ask for changes in plain words.
Warn them before the change, say the sequence the same way every time, and tell them how it ends. A social story with your child as the main character shows that sequence from start to finish, so they can watch it before the real doorbell rings.
Your first story is free in your first 30 days. After that you buy credits: 3 for $9, 10 for $26 or 30 for $66. A story is 1 credit, and a Fully Animated story is 10 more. Your first routine, Choose-Along and plan are free, then 1 credit each. Bought credits never expire.
Your first story is free. Set up your child, start from The Next Activity (Transitions), and watch it together before bed.
Vivi Kids is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Carol Gray or Team Social Stories.
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