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Waiting Communication Cards

Waiting Communication Cards offers a calmer starting point for families looking for visual support around waiting, with simple prompts that can be used before, during, or around everyday group moments.

What This Printable Helps With

This page gives families a clearer way to explore the Taking Turns Communication Cards when waiting is the main moment they want support with. For children who benefit from visual reminders, communication cards can offer a simple way to make waiting feel clearer and easier to return to.

It is not about pressure or making children push through the moment. It is about offering a more supportive way to prepare, communicate, and come back to familiar prompts when waiting feels big.

If you want a more focused starting point than the full bundle, this page gives you a clearer look at how the Taking Turns Communication Cards may support waiting in real life.

Everyday Moments This Can Support

Waiting Communication Cards are designed to support practical everyday moments where waiting, group participation, and what happens next feel harder to follow.

getting ready to wait before a game, turn, or shared activity
coming back to a familiar prompt while waiting feels hard
supporting children who want a clearer way to understand what happens next
keeping waiting moments calmer during everyday group activities

How Families May Use It

Before the waiting moment starts

Some families use the cards ahead of time to build familiarity around waiting, whose turn is coming, and what the next step will be.

During games or group moments

The cards can also be used during shared activities as a simple visual way to support communication, steadier expectations, and calmer waiting.

At home or out and about

Because the tool is practical and repeatable, families may choose to use it at home, during group activities, or in everyday moments where waiting feels bigger.

Who It May Help

Waiting Communication Cards may be helpful for families, caregivers, educators, therapists, and support workers looking for a calm visual tool around waiting and shared activities.

They are designed to feel flexible, supportive, and easy to use at home, during games, or in everyday group moments where a clearer prompt feels helpful.

Part Of The Taking Turns Support Set

Part Of The Taking Turns Support Set

Waiting Communication Cards sit within the broader Taking Turns support set. Families who want more support may also find it helpful to use the matching Taking Turns Routine Visual, the Taking Turns Certificate, or the full story-led bundle.

If you want practical guidance first, you can visit Taking Turns support. If you want the wider category path, you can also explore Communication Cards. If you want the fuller support path, the Taking Turns bundle brings the matching tools together in one place.

Explore The Matching Bundle

Explore The Matching Bundle

If you want a fuller support path, the Taking Turns bundle brings together a calm digital story and the matching printable tools designed for waiting, shared play, and everyday turn-taking moments.

Explore Taking Turns

Helpful Questions

Waiting communication cards are designed to support calm visual communication before, during, or around waiting moments. They can help children feel more prepared and give adults a clearer way to support what happens next.