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Free PDF resources for parents, carers, educators and other professionals — practical guides and activities to download and use with the young people you support.

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Back to School

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Back-to-School Wellbeing Pack

Practical, evidence-informed strategies to help families and educators create a calm, predictable, and supportive start to the new academic year. Includes emotional regulation tools, conversation scripts, neurodivergent-affirming adaptations, and first-week tools.

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Behaviour and Communication - Primary

Behaviour as Communication

A needs‑based guide that reframes behaviour as a message rather than a problem. Helps parents interpret what their child might be expressing and respond with connection, co‑regulation, and supportive language.

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Routines that reduce stress

A one‑page guide offering calm, predictable routines for mornings, bedtimes, and homework. Designed to lower anxiety and help children feel secure, with visual examples and troubleshooting tips for common challenges.

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Transitions: Home and School

A practical sheet that helps families understand why transitions are hard and how to make them smoother. Includes visual supports, predictable routines, and simple scripts to reduce stress when moving between activities.

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Shutdowns

A gentle explainer of shutdowns — the quiet, internal version of overwhelm. Shows parents how to spot the signs, reduce pressure, and help their child recover safely, with practical language and low‑demand strategies.

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Meltdowns vs. Tantrums

A calm, parent‑friendly guide explaining the difference between meltdowns (loss of control) and tantrums (goal‑driven frustration). Helps adults recognise what’s really happening and respond with the right kind of support, using clear scripts and simple steps.

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Digital Health

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Digital Relationships - Navigating Friendships, Group Chats and Conflict

Supports students in navigating group chats, friendships, tone, boundaries, and conflict online. Offers scripts, healthy communication habits, and guidance for staying emotionally grounded in digital spaces.

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Gaming and Balance - How to Enjoy Games without Losing Control

Helps students enjoy gaming without losing control. Explains why games feel so engaging, signs of unbalanced play, and introduces the Game–Break–Move cycle for healthy gaming routines.

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Online Safety Without Fear - Practical Tools for Staying Secure

A calm, empowering guide to staying safe online. Covers privacy basics, spotting scams, responding to uncomfortable situations, and setting digital boundaries without fear or shame.

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Sleep and Screens - How Tech Affects Your Brain at Night

Shows how screens affect sleep and why evening tech habits matter. Includes signs of screen‑related sleep disruption and a 30‑minute wind‑down routine to help students switch from “screen mode” to “sleep mode.”

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Healthy Social Media Habits - Staying Safe, Kind and Grounded

Helps students use social media with confidence and care. Covers comparison culture, emotional impact, digital boundaries, and the “Pause–Check–Choose” guide for posting intentionally.

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Managing Digital Overload - How to Protect Your Attention

Explains how constant notifications, multitasking, and rapid app‑switching drain attention. Offers tools like the 3‑Minute Reset, an “attention budget,” and healthy habits to reduce overwhelm and stay focused.

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Digital Wellbeing 101 - What Healthy Tech Use Actually Means

A simple introduction to what digital wellbeing means and why it matters. Students learn the five pillars — attention, emotion, safety, balance, identity — and get practical habits for using tech intentionally rather than automatically.

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Digital Identity - Understanding Yourself Online

Supports students in understanding who they are online. Explores authenticity, curation vs. masking, identity pressures, and reflection prompts to help them build a digital identity that feels true and safe.

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Emotional Wellbeing in Children

Worry Loops in Children

A short guide to help you understand repetitive “what if” thinking and how to interrupt worry cycles. Includes grounding techniques, externalising strategies, and calm scripts for bedtime or school mornings.

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Building Emotional Literacy

A parent‑friendly sheet that helps children learn to notice, name, and understand their feelings using concrete, body‑based cues. Includes simple language, visuals, and everyday strategies.

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Emotional Overload

A clear explanation of what emotional overload looks like and why it happens, especially for sensory‑sensitive or neurodivergent children. Offers practical ways to help your child reset and feel safe again.

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Confidence and Self-Esteem

A strengths‑based resource that explains how confidence grows and what children need when they doubt themselves. Offers practical steps, encouraging language, and ways to build capability through small wins.

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Understanding Anxiety

A simple guide to help you recognise the signs of anxiety, understand why it happens, and support your child through moments of fear or worry. Includes calming strategies and gentle scripts you can use right away.

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School Resources

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Digital Relationships - Navigating Friendships, Group Chats and Conflict

Supports students in navigating group chats, friendships, tone, boundaries, and conflict online. Offers scripts, healthy communication habits, and guidance for staying emotionally grounded in digital spaces.

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Featured

Gaming and Balance - How to Enjoy Games without Losing Control

Helps students enjoy gaming without losing control. Explains why games feel so engaging, signs of unbalanced play, and introduces the Game–Break–Move cycle for healthy gaming routines.

Download PDF
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Online Safety Without Fear - Practical Tools for Staying Secure

A calm, empowering guide to staying safe online. Covers privacy basics, spotting scams, responding to uncomfortable situations, and setting digital boundaries without fear or shame.

Download PDF
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Sleep and Screens - How Tech Affects Your Brain at Night

Shows how screens affect sleep and why evening tech habits matter. Includes signs of screen‑related sleep disruption and a 30‑minute wind‑down routine to help students switch from “screen mode” to “sleep mode.”

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Healthy Social Media Habits - Staying Safe, Kind and Grounded

Helps students use social media with confidence and care. Covers comparison culture, emotional impact, digital boundaries, and the “Pause–Check–Choose” guide for posting intentionally.

Download PDF
Featured

Managing Digital Overload - How to Protect Your Attention

Explains how constant notifications, multitasking, and rapid app‑switching drain attention. Offers tools like the 3‑Minute Reset, an “attention budget,” and healthy habits to reduce overwhelm and stay focused.

Download PDF
Featured

Digital Wellbeing 101 - What Healthy Tech Use Actually Means

A simple introduction to what digital wellbeing means and why it matters. Students learn the five pillars — attention, emotion, safety, balance, identity — and get practical habits for using tech intentionally rather than automatically.

Download PDF
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Digital Identity - Understanding Yourself Online

Supports students in understanding who they are online. Explores authenticity, curation vs. masking, identity pressures, and reflection prompts to help them build a digital identity that feels true and safe.

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Neurodiversity Hub

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OCD Strengths Snapshot

A thoughtful, compassionate profile highlighting detail awareness, empathy, fairness, careful thinking, and strong problem‑solving. Offers predictable, low‑pressure ways to nurture these strengths.

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Dyscalculia Strengths Snapshot

A strengths‑based look at dyscalculic creativity, verbal reasoning, empathy, and intuitive problem‑solving. Shows how visual, hands‑on learning and reduced pressure help these strengths shine.

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Dyspraxia Strengths Snapshot

A resilience‑focused guide celebrating creativity, humour, empathy, determination, and original thinking. Offers practical ways to support pacing, organisation, and confidence.

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Dyslexia Strengths Snapshot

A big‑picture, imaginative strengths profile highlighting creativity, storytelling, empathy, and innovative problem‑solving. Includes supportive approaches that build confidence and reduce pressure.

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ADHD Strengths Snapshot

A warm, energetic guide celebrating ADHD creativity, humour, quick thinking, empathy, and innovation. Shows how movement, choice, and short, engaging tasks help these strengths flourish.

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Autism Strengths Snapshot

A positive, strengths‑led overview of autistic thinking. Highlights deep focus, creativity, honesty, pattern‑spotting, and unique perspectives, with practical ideas for nurturing these strengths at home and school.

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