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A social story for losing a game

when someone else gets there first.

The friend's counter reaches the finish first. The board goes flying, or the rules suddenly change. Vivi turns the end of a game into a narrated, animated story your child stars in: the loss, the big feeling, a pause, and what comes next.

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Who it helps

Practicing losing a game in a story, as the main character.

For children who cannot bear to lose, who push the game away, demand a rematch on new rules or refuse to play at all. Many autistic children, and children who find big feelings hard to ride out, see losing as something going wrong, and a social story shows them it is part of the game.

The story does not fix the result. The friend still wins, and that is the point.

  1. The finish line

    The friend's counter gets there first. Your child looks at the board and sees it.

  2. The big feeling

    Disappointment comes up fast. Your child wants to change the result, and a parent is nearby.

  3. A pause

    Stepping away from the table for a moment, with help. The result does not change, and that is okay.

  4. What comes next

    A small repair, like "good game", and then a choice: play again, or do something else.

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

About losing a game, in short.

  1. When should we watch it?

    Before a playdate or family game night, on a calm day, not right after a game has gone badly. Watch it again whenever game time is coming up.

  2. Can I change the game in the story?

    Yes. Tell Vivi which game your child plays and who they play it with, and read every page before it is animated. Ask for changes in plain words.

  3. How do I help my child cope with losing a game?

    Let the loss stand, name the feeling, and offer a pause instead of a do-over. A social story where your child is the main character lets them rehearse that at home, so the next real loss has a shape they recognize.

  4. How much does it cost?

    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.

Make it about your child tonight.

Your first story is free. Set up your child, start from When I Lose a Game, and watch it together before bed.

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More moments: Trying a New Food · Asking for a Break · Asking for Help · When Someone Asks Me to Do Something · When a Friend Gets Too Close · all 30 stories →

Vivi Kids is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Carol Gray or Team Social Stories.