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Tools for Teaching (& Feeling) Self-Regulation in the Classroom

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I am so excited to welcome Ginger Healy to the “Healers and Cycle Breakers” blog to share some support for that ever-elusive skill: regulation. Ginger has been a friend and colleague for years. She is currently the program director for the Attachment and Trauma Network, which is responsible for the wonderful Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools Conference. She […]

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A simple reminder that anger is often just the tip of the iceberg.

Help the backpack detectives in your life use their skills to figure out what’s underneath those angry feelings!

This colorful poster encourages kids to pause, get curious, and ask, “What’s underneath the mad?” Display in your classroom, office, or home to build emotional awareness, spark meaningful conversations, and remind children that anger is often just the beginning of the story.

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Raily el valiente

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Raily el valiente

Spanish edition | Edición en español

Únete a nuestro héroe, el osito Raily, en la aventura de su vida donde aprende a ser valiente como un osito. Siempre ha sido valiente e inteligente, pero su viaje con criaturas buenas y grandes le ayudarán a abrir su corazón de maneras nuevas. ¡Este osito genial está listo para enfrentarse al desafío!
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Give children the support they need to navigate anger, anxiety, and big life experiences with this powerful collection of books, activities, and visual supports designed to build resilience from the inside out.
The Resilient Kids Bundle combines engaging stories, practical skill-building tools, and brain-based guidance so children can understand what is happening in their brains and bodies and learn how to respond in healthier ways. Adults gain clear language and strategies to support children through difficult moments with confidence and connection.
Perfect for home, classrooms, counseling settings, or therapy, this bundle helps turn everyday challenges into opportunities for growth.

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  • What’s Inside Your Backpack? (Paperback)
  • Hello, Anger (Paperback)
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  • Your Amazing ABC’s 11×17 poster

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Turn brain science into everyday self-control, confidence, and learning success. Help children understand how their brains work and how to use them with this powerful collection of books, visuals, and hands-on tools designed to build regulation skills and positive behavior.

The Amazing Brain Bundle combines engaging student learning with practical adult guidance so caring adults can confidently teach brain concepts that children can apply in real life. Through stories, activities, visuals, and concrete supports, children learn why they react the way they do and how to make better choices step by step.
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Give young children a strong start with stories, visuals, and hands-on supports that help them understand their brains, manage big feelings, and build confidence for school and life.

The Brave Beginnings Bundle brings together beloved Riley the Brave resources and practical brain-based tools designed especially for younger learners. Through engaging stories, playful activities, and comforting visuals, children learn that their feelings make sense and that they can grow brave with supportive adults by their side.
Perfect for home, classrooms, counseling settings, or therapy, this bundle helps turn everyday moments into opportunities for connection and skill building.

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  • Riley the Brave Makes It to School (hardcover)
  • B Is for Brain (Paperback)
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  • B Is for Brain Digital Resource Pack
  • Upstairs Brain Moments 11×17 poster
  • Riley the Brave plush

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  • Helps children feel more confident during school transitions and new experiences
  • Introduces brain concepts in simple, kid-friendly ways
  • Supports emotional regulation and positive behavior
  • Encourages connection between children and caring adults
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Mistakes help brains grow stronger.

Help children remember that learning new skills takes practice, patience, and kindness toward themselves along the way.

This colorful visual highlights simple strategies that support persistence, problem solving, and confidence while reinforcing the message that mistakes are part of growing stronger brains. Perfect for classrooms, counseling spaces, or home environments, it encourages children to keep trying and build resilience one step at a time.

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I Am the Boss of My Brain Poster

Pause. Think. Choose. You’ve got this.

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I Am the Boss of My Brain Poster

Pause. Think. Choose. You’ve got this.

Help children remember that they can pause, think, and choose their next move with their upstairs brain in charge.

Featuring the Your Amazing Brain characters and brain protectors, this colorful visual shows kids how to recognize what their brain needs and practice simple strategies to stay regulated, make better choices, and build confidence. Perfect for classrooms, counseling spaces, or home environments, it reinforces self-control skills in a positive and encouraging way.

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Pause. Think. Choose. Grow.

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Your Amazing ABC's Poster

Pause. Think. Choose. Grow.

Help children remember simple steps for handling big emotions and making better choices with this colorful, kid-friendly visual featuring the Your Amazing Brain characters.

The ABC strategy gives children a clear path for calming their bodies, understanding what they feel, and choosing their next move with their upstairs brain. Perfect for classrooms, counseling spaces, or home environments, this poster creates shared language for problem solving and self-control.

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Climbing Out of My Downstairs Brain Poster

Helping kids understand big feelings without shame

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Climbing Out of My Downstairs Brain Poster

Helping kids understand big feelings without shame

We all have downstairs brain moments. This engaging, kid-friendly visual helps children and adults recognize what those moments look like and understand that big feelings are part of being human.

Building on the Riley the Brave books, this poster supports caring adults in guiding brave cubs through overwhelming emotions with connection, understanding, and next steps toward regulation. Perfect for classrooms, counseling spaces, or home environments, it creates shared language for talking about difficult moments without shame.

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Upstairs Brain Moments Poster

A visual reminder of calm, focused, and in-control moments

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Upstairs Brain Moments Poster

A visual reminder of calm, focused, and in-control moments

Help children and adults recognize what “upstairs brain” moments look like with this colorful, kid-friendly visual featuring Riley and friends.

This engaging poster highlights calm bodies, focused minds, and kind choices, making it easier to reinforce self-control and positive behavior throughout the day. Perfect for classrooms, counseling spaces, or home environments, it provides a simple reminder of what it feels like when the thinking brain is in charge.

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Riley the Brave's Sensational Senses Digital Resource Pack

Helping children feel safer, calmer, and more in control of their bodies

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Riley the Brave's Sensational Senses Digital Resource Pack

Helping children feel safer, calmer, and more in control of their bodies

Turn the powerful lessons from Riley the Brave’s Sensational Senses into real-life understanding and regulation skills with engaging, ready-to-use tools that help children make sense of their bodies and behaviors.

This thoughtfully designed digital resource pack includes printable activities, guides, and visuals that help adults recognize sensory needs, support calmer moments, and build confidence through sensory awareness. Perfect for home, classrooms, counseling, or therapy settings.

What’s Inside

  • Making Sense of Meltdowns guide
  • Discussion guide with ideas for applying lessons from the book
  • Becoming a Sensory Detective activity
  • My Sensational Choices activity
  • My SOS Rescue Plan
  • A Quick Guide to My Child’s Sensational Senses for sharing with teachers or caregivers
  • My Sensational Senses printable poster
  • Additional resources for learning more about sensory support

Why You’ll Love It

  • Helps adults understand behavior through the sensory lens
  • Supports calmer, more regulated moments for children
  • Builds body awareness and confidence
  • Encourages collaboration between home and school
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Hello, Anger Digital Resource Pack

Helping kids understand anger without shame and choose better actions

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Hello, Anger Digital Resource Pack

Helping kids understand anger without shame and choose better actions

Turn the powerful lessons from Hello, Anger into real-life skills with engaging, ready-to-use activities that help children understand anger, make safer choices, and build confidence with big feelings.

This thoughtfully designed digital resource pack includes games, reflection tools, and printable supports that help children recognize what is happening in their brains and bodies, practice coping strategies, and learn that feelings are okay while behavior choices still matter. Perfect for home, classrooms, counseling, or therapy settings.

What’s Inside

  • Bookmarks to color
  • Say Hello to Your Anger worksheet
  • Become a Behavior Detective worksheet
  • Color Candy game
  • Feeling and Dealing activity
  • Stress Ball Squeeze activity
  • Anger Switch-Out worksheet
  • Printable version of the poster from the book

Why You’ll Love It

  • Helps children understand anger in a safe and supportive way
  • Builds regulation skills and positive behavior choices
  • Encourages meaningful conversations between children and adults
  • Provides practical tools for real-life moments
  • Flexible for individual, small-group, or classroom use
  • Instant digital download so you can print what you need, when you need it
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Riley the Brave Makes It to School Digital Resource Pack

Activities that turn brain knowledge into everyday self-control skills

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Riley the Brave Makes It to School Digital Resource Pack

Support smoother mornings and braver school starts

Bring the meaningful lessons from Riley the Brave Makes It to School to life with engaging, ready-to-use activities that help children navigate big feelings, build confidence, and start the day with more success.

This thoughtfully designed digital resource pack includes printable tools, reflection activities, and visuals that support smoother school mornings, stronger emotional awareness, and growing self-control skills. Perfect for home, classrooms, counseling, or therapy settings.

What’s Inside

  • Feeling Faces with Riley the Brave
  • Love Mark Activity Page
  • Morning Checklist Poster
  • Today We Talked About Porcupine and Turtle Moments
  • I Am the Boss of My Brain with Upstairs Brain Action Plans
  • My Mixed-Up Feelings worksheet
  • All About Me activity
  • Bus Stop Paw-Shake Coloring Page

Why You’ll Love It

  • Helps children feel more confident during school transitions
  • Supports emotional regulation and positive behavior
  • Encourages connection between children and caring adults
  • Provides practical tools for real-life routines and conversations
  • Flexible for individual, small-group, or classroom use
  • Instant digital download so you can print what you need, when you need it
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What's Inside Your Backpack? Digital Resource Pack

Activities that help children unpack big feelings and build brighter thoughts

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What's Inside Your Backpack? Digital Resource Pack

Activities that help children unpack big feelings and build brighter thoughts

Turn the meaningful lessons from What’s Inside Your Backpack? into real-life connection, reflection, and coping skills with engaging, ready-to-use activities designed to support children carrying big feelings and difficult experiences.

This thoughtfully designed digital resource pack includes printable tools, guided activities, and conversation supports that help children recognize their emotional “backpacks,” notice strengths, and build confidence with the help of caring adults. Perfect for home, classrooms, counseling, or therapy settings.

What’s Inside

  • Full-Color Bright Thought Bookmarks
  • Color-Your-Own Bright Thought Bookmarks
  • Bright Thought Matching Activity
  • Noticing the Good Prompt and Script
  • What’s Inside Your Backpack? Worksheets
  • Bright Thought Craftivity
  • Bookmark Banner Activity Guide
  • Create a Safe Place Guide

Why You’ll Love It

  • Helps children talk about feelings in a safe, supportive way
  • Encourages positive thinking and confidence building
  • Strengthens connection between children and caring adults
  • Flexible for individual, small-group, or classroom use
  • Instant digital download so you can print what you need, when you need it
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Your Amazing Brain Digital Resource Pack

Activities that turn brain knowledge into everyday self-control skills

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Your Amazing Brain Digital Resource Pack

Activities that turn brain knowledge into everyday self-control skills

Bring the powerful lessons from Your Amazing Brain: The Epic Illustrated Guide to life with engaging, hands-on activities that help children understand their brains and build real-world self-control skills.

This thoughtfully designed digital resource pack turns brain science into playful learning experiences that make complex ideas simple, memorable, and practical. Perfect for classrooms, counseling sessions, therapy, or home use.

What’s Inside

  • Build Your Own 3-D Neuron activity for interactive brain learning
  • Get to Know Your Downstairs Brain exploration worksheet
  • Your Amazing Brain Crossword Puzzle for fun review and reinforcement
  • Teamwork Makes the Brain Work worksheet to support problem solving
  • Bright Thought Bookmarks to encourage helpful thinking
  • I Had a Moment… and I Have a Plan! activity for building regulation skills
  • Your Amazing Brain Trading Cards for engaging practice and discussion
  • I Am the Boss of My Brain worksheet to strengthen self-control and confidence

Why You’ll Love It

  • Makes brain science concrete, playful, and easy to understand
  • Supports emotional regulation, problem solving, and positive behavior
  • Helps children connect learning to real-life moments
  • Flexible for whole-class, small-group, or one-on-one use
  • Instant digital download so you can print exactly what you need
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The Calm & Connected Bundle

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Trauma Healing with Riley the Brave

The Calm & Connected Bundle

Support children impacted by stress, trauma, or overwhelming experiences with stories, sensory tools, and practical activities designed to build safety, connection, and confidence.

The Calm & Connected Bundle brings together trusted Riley the Brave resources that help children understand their feelings, recognize their body signals, and grow regulation skills with caring adults by their side. Through engaging stories, hands-on activities, visuals, and sensory supports, children learn that their reactions make sense and that they are not alone.
Perfect for home, classrooms, counseling settings, or therapy, this bundle helps turn challenging moments into opportunities for healing and connection.

What’s Included

  • Riley the Brave: The Little Cub with Big Feelings (hardcover)
  • Riley the Brave’s Sensational Senses (hardcover)
  • Riley the Brave’s Big Feelings Activity Book (Paperback)
  • Riley the Brave’s Sensational Senses Digital Resource Pack
  • Riley the Brave Feelings Cards
  • Brave Like a Cub 11×17 poster
  • Climbing Out of My Downstairs Brain 11×17 poster
  • Building Up My Brave Cub 11×17 poster
  • My Sensational Senses 11×17 poster

Why You’ll Love It

  • Helps children feel safer and more understood
  • Supports regulation through sensory awareness and connection
  • Builds emotional skills and confidence step by step
  • Provides practical tools adults can use right away
  • Reinforces learning through stories, visuals, and hands-on activities
  • Flexible for individual, small-group, or classroom use
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Hello, Anxiety Digital Resource Pack

Activities that turn worry into confidence and brave action

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Hello, Anxiety Digital Resource Pack

Activities that turn worry into confidence and brave action

Turn the powerful lessons from Hello, Anxiety into real-life confidence and coping skills with engaging, ready-to-use activities designed to help children face worries with support and courage.

This thoughtfully designed digital resource pack includes games, printables, and hands-on exercises that help children understand anxious feelings, practice calming strategies, and build brave thinking step by step. Perfect for home, classrooms, counseling, or therapy settings.

What’s Inside

  • Hello, Anxiety Discussion Guide to spark meaningful conversations
  • 4-7-8 Breathing Printable to support calming and regulation
  • Bright Thought Bookmarks to encourage helpful thinking
  • Flip That “What If…” Anchor Chart for reframing worries
  • Cooking Up Confidence Worksheet or building problem-solving skills
  • DIY Courage Bracelet Instructions for a tangible reminder of bravery
  • Your 4-Word Power Phrase Activity to strengthen self-talk
  • Break It Down Guide to help children tackle overwhelming tasks

Why You’ll Love It

  • Helps children understand anxiety in a safe and empowering way
  • Builds confidence, coping skills, and brave thinking
  • Flexible for individual, small-group, or classroom use
  • Encourages adult-child connection through guided activities
  • Instant digital download so you can print what you need, when you need it
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B Is for Brain Digital Resource Pack

Turn story time into real-life skills kids can use every day

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B Is for Brain Digital Resource Pack

Turn story time into real-life skills kids can use every day

Help children understand their amazing brains and build everyday self-control skills with engaging, ready-to-use tools that bring B Is for Brain to life.

Perfect for classrooms, counseling sessions, therapy, or home use, this resource pack turns brain science into simple conversations, visuals, and playful learning experiences that children can actually use.

What’s Inside

  • Printable posters and visuals to introduce Upstairs Brain and Downstairs Brain concepts
  • Discussion prompts to spark meaningful conversations about feelings and behavior
  • Interactive games and activities that make learning active and memorable
  • Anchor charts and handouts to reinforce skills throughout the day
  • Practical tips for educators, counselors, and caregivers to weave brain language into everyday routines

Why You’ll Love It

  • Makes brain science simple, concrete, and fun for ages 3+
  • Supports emotional regulation, confidence, and positive behavior
  • Flexible for whole-class, small-group, or one-on-one use
  • Helps children connect what they learn to real-life moments
  • Instant digital download so you can print exactly what you need