Feelings with Dad · My Body, My Yes
A story about saying stop — and hearing it
Reach for this one when rough-and-tumble keeps going past the fun.
What this story is for
Practice noticing a personal limit and voicing a clear stop, and honoring others’ limits.
The child feels ownership of their own body and space, and that a “stop” is heard and respected.
How the story does it
A playful interaction crosses a small comfort limit; naming a clear “stop” or “no” is honored, and the child also heeds another’s limit.
What Dad does in it
Model asking, pausing at “stop”, and respecting the child’s no, while gently teaching them to hear another’s no.
How it ends
A boundary is voiced and respected on both sides, and play resumes with mutual comfort intact.
What it deliberately avoids
Overriding the child’s no, tickling past “stop”, shaming assertiveness, or framing consent as rejection.
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