{"product_id":"what-can-i-say","title":"What Can I Say","description":"\u003cp\u003eYour child doesn't need more confidence — \u003cstrong\u003ethey need the exact words\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Just go say hi\" isn't an instruction. It's a wish. To an anxious seven-year-old it doesn't say where to look, how loud to be, or — the part that terrifies them — \u003cem\u003ewhat to say after hi\u003c\/em\u003e. So they shrug. They mumble. They hide behind your leg. And the freeze teaches them they're bad at this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKids who look socially confident aren't braver than yours. They just have a handful of reliable phrases they can reach for without thinking. \u003cstrong\u003eThis workbook hands your child those phrases\u003c\/strong\u003e — 36 of them, word for word.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's inside\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e36 real-life scripts\u003c\/strong\u003e for the moments kids actually freeze on: introducing themselves, apologising so it lands, joining a game, being left out, standing up to a friend who's pushing them, losing without a meltdown, and getting through a sibling argument without a door slam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThree age levels of every single skill\u003c\/strong\u003e, so one book fits a six-year-old and a twelve-year-old without talking down to either:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeed (ages 6–8)\u003c\/strong\u003e — one short sentence they can memorise and use today.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSprout (ages 8–10)\u003c\/strong\u003e — the opener plus what to do with the answer, including when it's no.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTree (ages 10–12)\u003c\/strong\u003e — tone, timing, and holding a boundary when the other kid pushes back.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThought Bubbles\u003c\/strong\u003e show the tempting wrong move first — the shrug, the excuse, the one-word answer — so children recognise their own habit before they learn the better words. That recognition is what makes it stick.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlus \u003cstrong\u003efull-colour illustrations throughout, situational quizzes, and family discussion prompts\u003c\/strong\u003e designed to be worked through together in about ten minutes, a couple of times a week.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRead this before you buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first few tries will sound robotic.\u003c\/strong\u003e That's normal. Treat the scripts as training wheels and use the discussion prompts to help your child rewrite them in their own words — within a couple of weeks it stops sounding borrowed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot every page is for your child.\u003c\/strong\u003e Six to twelve is a wide range. Younger kids stay on the Seed track; tweens go straight to Tree. Skip freely — it's built to be used for years, not read in one sitting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis isn't a hand-it-over-and-walk-away book.\u003c\/strong\u003e The quizzes and role-play are where the change happens, and they need a second person — you, a teacher, or an older sibling. Families who sit down with it see the difference. Families who don't, mostly don't.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Novelbrook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49123115073690,"sku":"WCIS - PHY","price":54.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0769\/3873\/9866\/files\/WCIS_e165fb7e-b5fe-4fd8-b662-45a443412ea7.jpg?v=1787725977","url":"https:\/\/novelbrook.com\/products\/what-can-i-say","provider":"Novelbrook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}