This social story identifies things that are out of our control, and things that are in our control. It encourages children to focus on the things that they can control, to exercise their power to make choices and decisions that are right for them.
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When I Feel Anxious
This social story talks about triggers for anxiety. It lists signs and symptoms of anxiety. It covers a selection of coping strategies that children can choose from when they are feeling anxious. It reassures children that it is okay to feel anxious, and that they are loved, strong, and capable.


Learning To Be Independent At School
This social story helps children to understand what being independent looks like at school. It specifically addresses how to come into the classroom independently and stay on task throughout the day. It reminds children that they can ask for help at school, and that they can practice and get more independent over time.
Learning To Be Friendly To Others
This social story is a bit longer and targets children who an unaware of how their negative actions impact their ability to make friends. This story explicitly helps these children to identify mean and friendly behaviours so that they might be able to reflect on their own behaviour and better understand why others might not want to be around them. It provides suggestions for alternative behaviours that are more positive and that draw others in. It encourages children who feel socially isolated due to negative behaviours that they can make changes and that they do still have a chance to make friends at school.


All Kids Belong
This social story celebrates the diversity of kids that go to school. It teaches kids to look at themselves and other kids as capable and valuable members of the school community. It describes many ways that schools can foster an inclusive environment and make adaptations so that all kids can participate fully.
Arriving On Time For School
This social story teaches children the importance of arriving early or on time for school. It explains how it can be problematic to arrive late to school. It provides some strategies that may be helpful during night and morning routines at home. It assures children that everyone runs late sometimes, but it is important to learn how to be punctual and to strive to be on time as often as possible.


Families Are Different
This social story gives examples of different family compositions so that children learn that all families are different. The concepts covered in this social story give parents an opportunity to engage in deeper conversation with their child about topics such as cultural diversity, adoption, same-sex relationships, and divorce.

My Family Is Moving
This social story supports children who are about to move to a new place. It talks about what will be difficult about moving. It suggests ideas that may be helpful, including staying in touch with friends. It assures children that, with time, they will get used to the changes and meet new friends.
When A New Baby Arrives
This social story is for children that are about to become an older sister or brother. It helps children to know what to expect when the new baby arrives at home. It assures them that their parents will always love them. It highlights the important role that older siblings have, for example helping their younger sibling, teaching them new things, and playing with them.


When A Pet Dies
This social story helps children to understand that all living things die at different times, for different reasons. It talks about the process of grieving the loss of a pet and the importance of having someone to talk to and to provide emotional support. It suggests that with time, recovering from the loss of a pet gets easier, although the pet that died is always remembered.

Being Considerate of Others
This social story helps children transition from home (where they usually get more adult attention), to school (where there is many children in the class and often only one teacher). It helps children realize that they are part of a group. They will need to be patient, they will need to wait their turn, and they will need to cooperate, share, and compromise with others.

I Can Be A Good Friend
This social story describes things that friends appreciate, as well as things that friends do not like. It encourages children to practice friendly behaviours to maintain positive relationships with others. It points out that school is fun when you have friends that you look forward to interacting with each day.
I Can Show Self-Control At School
This social story talks about the importance of being calm and in control at school in order to be able to make good choices, follow the rules, and be safe. It provides some simple strategies to help children to calm down if they find themselves too excited or out of control.

Listening To Others At School
This social story clearly outlines the expectation that all children need to listen to the teacher and the other children at school. It invites children to think about how it feels when someone does not listen. It demonstrates that sometimes children need reminders to listen to others, and that is okay. Taking a break to reflect and make positive changes is a part of learning and developing.


Making New Friends
This social story explains to children that friends are important for everyone, and that everyone has the potential to make friends. It recommends a number of different ways that children can reach out to others in a friendly manner so that positive interactions occur and friendships form as a result of these interactions.
Having A Bad Day
This social story helps children to identify when they might be having a bad day and provides suggestions of what to do when this happens. It helps children to keep things in perspective so that bad days are normalized and children know that just because they are feeling bad today, this does not mean that they will necessarily feel bad tomorrow.


Learning About Personal Space
This social story teaches children what personal space is and what it looks like. It talks about respecting the personal space of others and asking for consent when wanting to be closer to someone else at school. It provides a framework if a child needs to ask for more personal space from someone else.