Slowly

Sit close for one minute

The middle of a five-minute reset. Free to print.

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The 5-Minute Evening Reset

1
Signal the shiftLights down, voice down, and the line that starts it.
2
Anchor calmSit close. One slow hug. Three slow breaths together.
3
Close the loopOne short song, then the sentence that ends the day.

Before any of the words, there's a minute where you just sit down next to them.

Not talking them through it, not asking questions about the day, not fixing anything. Close enough to touch, one slow hug, and let the room be quiet for a moment. It's the step that feels like it's doing nothing, and it's the one the rest depends on.

A child who has been physically settled will accept a closing line. One who hasn't, won't.

What you get

One printable pageA4, free. Print it once and put it where bedtime actually happens.
The exact wordsWhat to say to start it, to hold it, and to end the day cleanly.
For when it doesn't go cleanA line for pushback, and a section for when it only half-works.

Five minutes, even on the worst nights.

Everything you need to say is already on the page.

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