Bandage Thots™ are the kind words you can say to yourself when the BooBoo Thots come.

Just like when you get a booboo on your knee, you use a bandage.  When you have a BooBoo Thot, you can put a Bandage Thot on it to make you feel better.

Bandage Thots

• When I practice I can do most things
• No one is perfect.  I don’t have to be either. 
• I lose sometimes and so does everyone else.  That’s the way it is with games.  Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.
• Some work is easy, some work is hard.  Doing your best makes you a good, smart learner.
• When I don’t get what I want, it helps when I remind myself that most of the time I get what I need.
• I may be too little to so some things, but I am really good at riding my bike.
• I’m not dumb.  No one can answer every question correctly.
• Breathing deep helps you to cool down.
• Crying is okay.  It is my brain’s way of saying “I hurt.”
• Everyone is good at something.  No one is good at everything.
• Feeling afraid is hard.  Tell a friend or grown up.  It feels good to let someone help.
• Angry feelings can be hard to handle.  Let a grownup help you to use your words.
• Everyone is different in some ways and the same in others.  Everyone is special.
• It’s okay to be different.  Like colors in a rainbow or flowers in a garden, it’s the differences that make the world more beautiful.
• Everyone feels afraid sometimes.  It’s very brave to ask for help.
• Everyone feels frustrated at times. Just stop, breathe and think.
• Making friends can sometimes be hard.  Start by doing or saying something nice to someone else.
•  Making friends starts with being a good friend.
• Sometimes friends get along, sometimes, they don’t.
• When our feelings hurt, it’s good to know how to hug ourselves.
• Everyone has to play alone sometimes.
• No one wants to share all the time.  Sometimes it’s okay to want your toys all to yourself.
• When your feelings hurt, it’s good to know how to give yourself a hug.