Hi, “My tummy hurts.” “What if something bad happens?” “I don’t want to go.” You reassure them. You explain. And sometimes, the same worry comes straight back. It can leave you wondering: What do I say now? I created Brave Steps to help you and your child work through those moments together. Developed from my 25 years of experience as a psychologist, this worry and anxiety workbook for ages 7–12 combines practical child activities with guidance for the grown-up help

Hello After When Friendship Hurts came out, the question I got most was whether there was a version for younger children. There is now. At six, seven and eight, friendship trouble sounds like this. Nobody would play with me. She said I can't come to her party. He changed the rules so he'd win. They are real hurts, and at this age a child usually needs a grown-up alongside to make sense of them. This workbook is 27 pages made to do together. Short pages, faces to circle,

Hello, A free page for you this week. Friendship Traffic Lights is a single checklist a child fills in for one friendship. Fifteen short statements, sorted into green (feels good most of the time), amber (something needs attention) and red (I need support). They tick what is true right now. It is useful because most children can't say what is wrong with a friendship, only that something feels off. The page gives you both somewhere to start. The second page is for you,

When Friendship Hurts Hello, The pack I've been working on all term is finished. When Friendship Hurts is 36 pages for the days friendship goes wrong. The fight that started over nothing. The group chat that turned. The lunchtime where everyone had a partner except one child. And the part nobody teaches, which is how you repair it afterwards. It comes two ways. A printable PDF, and an interactive version that opens in any browser, where a child can type in the boxes, ti

LEAP FOR KIDS · NEW RESOURCE ADHD Support Bundle Forty-six pages for children aged 7–12, covering how ADHD works, emotion regulation, routines, focus, coping skills and strengths. The pack is built to be used a few pages at a time, in the order that suits the week you are having. Print-ready PDF Forty-six A4 pages with wide handwriting lines sized for this age group. Prints in colour or black and white. Interactive version Type every answer, drag the routine cards, follow t

Feelings Check In Pack A nine-page feelings check-in pack for therapists, teachers and parents working with children who find it hard to put words to how they feel. The pack moves gently from naming to exploring: a daily "I Feel Today" check-in, a feelings word activity, a feelings thermometer with its own scale, a calm feelings page, an intensity scale anchored with faces, writing prompts, and a My Calm-Down Plan page to finish on something the child makes themselves. $12 AU

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