Social Stories l Kind Hands Social Story

Support children and young people in understanding how to use their hands in kind, safe and appropriate ways with this clear and supportive social story.

Written using simple, accessible language, this resource helps children explore what kind hands can look like, understand why keeping others safe is important and recognise positive choices they can make when experiencing big feelings.

The story provides clear expectations without shame or punishment, supporting children to better understand their behaviour and develop safer ways to communicate and respond.

Ideal for use in schools, specialist provisions, therapeutic settings or at home, this social story can be read regularly as part of proactive support, individual intervention work or following incidents where a child may need additional help understanding safe physical boundaries.

Suitable for:

• Primary-aged children

• Children with SEND and additional needs

• Children with SEMH needs

• Autistic children and young people

• Children who need support with physical boundaries

• Children who may hit, push or use their hands unsafely

• ELSA and pastoral support

• 1:1 targeted intervention

• Mainstream and specialist school settings

• Home and therapeutic settings

This resource supports children to:

• Understand what kind hands means

• Recognise safe and unsafe ways of using their hands

• Understand how their actions may affect others

• Explore alternative responses to big feelings

• Develop safer and more positive choices

• Reinforce clear and consistent expectations

A simple, supportive and trauma-informed social story designed to help children understand expectations, develop awareness and use their hands in kind and safe ways.

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Created by Practitioners. Designed for Impact.