Richard was happy to see the SLP in person. He was invited to play basketball with a peer as speech therapy was about to start. The older friend encouraged him to do his work and reminded him that recess at lunch time was not too far away and then the whole gang will be there. We discussed how sometimes instead of having a big reaction, we should pause and identify if it's a big problem or little problem. Often during the pause, we can think it through and understand that there is not much of a reason to be upset. Richard understood that and was pleasantly surprised to see there were new games to play while practicing /s/ blends.