Prickle Hedgehog
It's okay to curl up. Just uncurl when it's safe.
What this friend is telling you
When the world gets to be too much, a hedgehog rolls into a ball — and that is completely fine. That is what the prickles are for. But here is the hedgehog's real secret: it never stays a ball. When the quiet comes back, out pokes the little nose, and off it trots in its cap of autumn leaves. You can do both. Bad day? Curl up — your room, a blanket, ten quiet minutes. Then uncurl. Both halves matter.
Watch out for…
pointing your prickles at the people who came to help you. Let the safe ones get close.
Try this
Make a curl-up plan for hard days: a spot, a blanket, a song. Then pick one person who is always allowed in.