For the Child Who Won’t Put It Down Before We Leave

Four lines you can say out loud tonight. Word for word. Free to save.

What to say

1. We leave in five minutes. The tablet goes in the drawer before the shoes go on.

2. Stopping in the middle of something feels like being cut off mid-sentence.

3. You finish this level, then the drawer closes, and the car leaves at eight.

4. You carry the bag to the door. If the level isn’t done, it stays paused until tonight.

When to use it

This is for the moment it actually goes wrong — not the calm version you rehearse in the car. Pick one line. Say it once. Then stop talking and wait three seconds. If they push back, repeat the same line, not a new one. Say the same thing for five nights before you decide it doesn't work.