Suggestions: Ways to make ppl aware you are in little space.

[Guest Relentlessoptimist]

I was talking w a little friend of mine, and she said she had problems communicating to her big caregiver when she was or wasnt in her little space.

 

The suggestion I made to her was, when you are in and want to be in little space, hold your stuffie/teddy bear or have it near you when you are being little. And then have it somewhere else when you ste being big. That way your caregiver has a visual cue for when you want little playtime or are in little space vs regular mental space.

 

What suggestions or things do you guys have for how to help littles make it visible to bigs when you are or want to be in little space?

[Guest Sunshinekitty]

Pigtails/clothes. If my hair is up cutely and I'm wearing unicorn or flower socks, it's a good indication I've hit little or want to avoid being big.

 

Holding a stuffie, like you suggested.

 

Having post it notes that say "little" and "big" on them to hand to your CG when words are too hard. Or that your CG can hand to you back when they need you to be big--or would love to spoil you little.

[Little kaiya]

[Feisty_cute_angel]

I don’t have a cg but when i’m in little space a bounce in place first or i start kicking my feet. I also go quite and want to hug people so i hug my friends.

[LittleTeacup]

When I'm little-ish my voice sounds different. It's higher pitched. I might also hop up and down or wave my arms. I'm far more likely to step out of mainstream accepted behavior i.e. picking up worms in the road after a rainfall.

 

Big me speaks in a mature sounding voice, is much more serious, keeps hands and feet still or moves only in socially acceptable ways, etc. I act this way in front of new people, bosses, certain coworkers, most children (ironically) etc. Around people I like I'm kinda big too whenever I feel serious.

 

In public I will be a mix depending on factors like if I'm alone or with another person/a group, where I am, if I need to talk to others, etc. But I can usually go back and forth easily so it's not an issue about "pulling me out of little space".