How it works
Wanting, jealousy and disappointment are all feelings, and every one of them is okay.
What we do next is what matters: tell someone, wait, and save a little at a time.
Kit's coins are story coins, pretend ones just for the tale.
Worked examples
Count what is missing
- The kite costs twelve story coins, and Kit has five.
- 12 - 5 = 7
- He needs seven more coins, and a plan to get them.
Name the feeling
- Bun skips by with the very same kite, a gift from her aunt, and Kit's chest goes tight.
- That feeling is called jealous, and it says, "I want what you have."
- Kit does not grab the kite or say something unkind. He walks back to his grown-up and tells.
Disappointed is okay too
- Kit says, "I cannot buy it today, and that is disappointing."
- His grown-up says, "Wanting something is normal, and so is feeling let down. But we can still make a plan."
Wait and save
- A few story coins go into a jar each week, with a clink.
- Waiting is hard, so Kit finds fun things to do while he waits.