Reach for this when
you are about to hand over a snack or screen because you cannot read the mood.
What you need
- Nothing
How to route
- Stand beside them (not over). One gentle touch on the shoulder or back — no words yet.
- Lean in or climb you → with you. Open process art station and sit beside them.
- Cling and whine but won’t let go → clingy. Open indoor pouring station (or sensory bin if water is already a fight tonight).
- Bolt away laughing or climb the sofa → wound up. Open indoor obstacle course and deploy the bin beside the couch.
- Do the first play listed in that guide — not a Pinterest detour.
If it flops
They swat your hand away? Give space thirty seconds, then try the two-choice door play. Do not force proximity.
Three states, three guides
- Wound up → indoor obstacle course
- Clingy → indoor pouring station or sensory bin
- With you → process art station
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