Small Steps Jar complete therapy resource page

Self-Esteem & Identity · SI-07

Small Steps Jar

Collect evidence of effort, care, rest, repair, learning, connection, and asking for help—not only finished achievements.

Clinical review required
Ages 6+10 minutes to begin; 10 minutes for optional reviewActivityComplete page
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Full-resolution WebP artwork with print-safe margins. Review the guidance below before use.

How to use it

  1. Choose a slip when you notice something you want to remember.
  2. Draw or write a small step, effort, rest, repair, request for help, learning moment, connection, or completion.
  3. Add slips when you want; there is no target or deadline.
  4. Review privately, share selected slips, or leave the jar closed.

Reflection prompts

  • Which kinds of evidence are easiest or hardest to notice?
  • What support helped make a step possible?
  • Would you like the jar to hold anything different?

Facilitator guidance

Keep the jar private and noncompetitive. Do not use it as a compliance chart, reward system, or proof that difficulty has ended.

Adaptations & accessibility

  • Use photos, objects, stickers, or voice notes instead of slips.
  • Keep separate private and shareable containers.
  • Use a folder, box, digital album, or wall display only with consent.

Review considerations

Standard licensed-clinician review required before use.

This is a layout-complete draft. Complete the stated clinical, accessibility, and local-policy review before client use or publication.