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Preparing your child for a first session
Published August 14, 2026 · by Dr. Aisha Mohammed
What to bring, what to say beforehand, and why it is fine if the first session is mostly sitting in the corner.
Tell them where they are going and roughly what will happen, but keep it short. Long preparation tends to raise the stakes.
Bring something familiar — a toy, a blanket. If your child spends the first session watching from the corner, that is not a wasted session. It is the session.
You are welcome to stay in the room for as long as it helps.