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Emotion stones

Help children to recognise facial expressions and to understand and express their own feelings and emotions with these hard-wearing emotion stones

Love Languages

How to speak your child's love language in a way that he or she understands

The book you wish your parents had read.

(and your children will be glad you did)

Games to play with Toddlers

This book contains hundreds of easy ideas to play with a toddler. Completely revised with over 50 brand-new games, this book helps you develop the areas most important for the growth of your 12-24 month old.

Captain Snout and the Super Power Questions

Does your child struggle with negative thought patterns, stress, and anxiety? 
Captain Snout and the Super Power Questions encourages children to live a happier and healthier life with a more positive outlook.

I love you just the way you are.

A little sloth and his baby animal friends learn what it means to be loved.

Incredible you.

A positive message about appreciating yourself and your individuality rather than trying to be like someone else and also not letting others put you down.

Car Timer

This timer will appeal to children , Effective to use for a morning routine.

Dinosaur Timer

For all the dinosaur lovers :)

My brain is a Racecar

A story to help understand a neurodivergent brain.

For 3-10 yr olds

"I Talk like a River"

An adorable book

Even the river stutters. Like him. "I talk like a river," he says.

Wonderful story if your child finds talking a challenge.

I'm Sorry

For little ones aged 3- 6 years.

Beautiful teaching story about the importance of meaningful apologies.

Shame Mud

Ideal for 5-9 year olds.

Help children process shame with the support of an adult, and to notice the effects of shame on the body.

Hesitant Hettie

For 3-6 year olds.

The story of an anxious hedgehog who finds the courage to show her true self and discovers a whole lot more. A tale of bravery, friendship and acceptance.

The Most Magnificent Thing

For 3-7 years

Great book to teach perseverance, determination and regulating tools when you feel frustrated.

Going into hospital books

Paddington Goes to Hospital

This is a great story for ANY young Paddington fan who is soon to go to hospital.

Or a child who needs help processing a hospital stay.

Peppa Pig Goes to Hospital

For all the Peppa Pig fans.

Peppa and her friends discover that the hospital isn't so scary after all.

Going to the Hospital

This book is a perfect way to get little children used to the idea of going to the hospital.

Children love to find the Duck on every page of an Usborne book too.

Expanding sphere

Great visual tool to teach breathing exercises to children.

Ladybird toothbrush holder

Cute ladybird suction toothbrush holder.

Flashing toothbrush

Children's toothbrush with flashing timer.

U shaped toothbrushes

A fun way to encourage good oral care habits early on. 

Play syringes

This little trick can help children get familiar with the idea without the scary part, making the actual injections a tad less daunting. Teddies and dollies can have one. Talk through what will be happening.

They All Saw A Cat by Brendan Wenzel

I love this book to teach the essence that the same thing might look completely different depending on the perspective of the viewer. I also love cats so a win win. The pictures are very appealing to children.

Sibling Rivalry Book

Practical tips and ways to help with sibling conflicts.

Dinosaur book

about using inside voices.

Playful interactive story to help little ones to learn about inside and outside voices, it teaches the Little Dinosaur when to be quiet... and when to be LOUD.

Quick as a Cricket

Great book to teach about empathy.We are all unique and have many emotions.

Gentle Paws and Kind Little Hands

Encourage your little one to develop kind hands, gentle hearts, and safe habits with this charming book.

Christopher Pumpkin

Meet Christopher Pumpkin - the Halloween pumpkin who doesn't want to be scary.

Great for 3-6 year olds and Halloween Play.

The Feelings Series

A box set collection all 10 titles available in the Feelings series.

"Slay like a mother" Book

A great book for all mums and all women.
It will help you to self reflect on your life but also gives you exercises and tools to make changes.

Behaviour Matters Hippo Owns Up

 A book about telling the truth.
A great book for discussing emotions, boosting self-esteem and reinforcing good behaviour.
Fantastic for ages 3-6 year olds who may be starting to tell little lies.

What to Do When You Feel Like Hitting: A No Hitting Book for Toddlers

A great book and easy for young children to understand as uses child friendly language. Full of practical solutions for this common issue.

BFG listening ears

 Fun Big Ears – the magical tool that can transform an uncooperative child into a listening child. Great way to Ignite Your Child's Imagination -listening becomes exciting and encourages cooperation in a playful way. 

My Mouth is a Volcano

Great book if your little interrupts the teacher by shouting out.

Teaches children how to listen and wait their turn to speak in fun ways.

Interrupting Chicken

Great book to teach a child about interrupting., politeness and waiting.

All things children struggle with.

What were you thinking?

A story about learning to control impulses.

Great to teach children about poor decisions.

Stephen the Sprout of Kindness

A fun rhyming story as Stephen helps his friends with the power of kindness.

Frustrated Ninja

Do you have a little one who struggles with dealing with their frustration?

This book can help them recognize this emotion and gives fantastic ways to deal with it. The book compares frustration to a fire and I know it will resonate with children's little creative minds.

Gecko is frustrated

Helping children find ways to recognise and deal with their frustrated feelings.

Finn's Little Fibs

This reassuring and humorous book is the perfect springboard for talking to children about the importance of honesty.

Understanding my brain.

When children learn about how their brain works, it enables better decision making and choices to help them feel safe, find calm and to build social-emotional skills.

When I'm Feeling Disappointed

Great for helping little one recognise and deal with this big emotions.
Can help lots of behavioural scenarios.

Eleanor wont share

Teaches that sharing can be good. 

Elephant learns to share.

This book gives children the opportunity to explore sharing and how refusing to share can make other people feel cross. 

Macky Monster's Daddy Works Away.


A fun rhyming story , perfect to read to little ones if daddy has to work away. Lots of 5 * reviews.

Play Road Tape

Play  Road Tape can be used anywhere.
Great to pop in your bag for when away.
Or make a track to the toilet area for a reluctant child.

 

A book about shyness.

This book explores different situations that a child might feel shy in and give tips and advice for parents, on how to help children deal with their feelings and overcome shyness. 

The Koala Who Could

A funny rhyming story about dealing with change and overcoming worries.
Getting children to step out of their comfort zones.

A great story about discovering new things.

The magic moment book

Great book if your child is feeling scared or anxious. 
It teaches the Magic Moment Trick which gives your child superpowers when they need to feel brave. 
Perfect introduction to mindfulness for young children.

Ravi's Roar

Ravi's Roar book is great for teaching children about feelings and emotions to help them understand  how to regulate  their day.
This is one of my favourite books from the five books in the
"big bright feelings" series by Tom Percival.

Spray bottles

spray bottles, for little ones to do chores.

Barbara throws a wobbler

Barbara is having one of those days.

Baby mirrors.

Baby mirrors, great for emotions play.

The story of Clifford the big red dog.

If little ones are scared of dogs , exposure through books is a great first step.

A book about losing a loved pet cat.

A lovely book to help explain a child's first experience of death of a pet.
Helps a child process any feelings they may be holding on to.

No Biting By Karen Katz

Teaches your child what they can bite and hit , an apple and a ball.
When they can spit, when cleaning their teeth.

Little Dinos don’t bite By Michael Dahl.

Teaches good manners, and visually shows that objects and people should not be bitten. 

People Don't Bite People.

 
 
Biting is for food in this hysterical read-aloud picture book. 

There's a house inside my mummy.

A lovely picture book about waiting for a new brother or sister to arrive.

Great to open up a conversation about the changes.

What i like about me!

A book celebrating differences.

I just don't like the sound of No!

Perfect book if your little one has the trigger word “NO”.
Teaches them skills of disagreeing, the right way.

Feelings.

Great lift the flap book to help little ones get to grips with big feelings and emotions.

A kid's guide to feeling mad.

Working together to Feel Every Emotion Like Superheroes the helpful heroes are there to assist your child when feeling mad.

Books to help little ones with loss and grief.

Lifetimes -the beautiful way to explain death to children.

This sensitive book is a useful tool in explaining to children that death is a part of life and that, eventually, all living things reach the end of their own special lifetimes

The memory tree.

This gentle story about the loss of a loved one is perfect for sharing and will bring comfort to both children and parents.

Ages 4-8 years

Grandad's Island

A great book to share with your young children about losing a grandparent.

Badger’s parting gifts.

This book is endorsed by Child Bereavement UK and its great as it encourages children to talk about their loved ones.

Sensory Buckle pillow

Idea toy for travelling to keep little hands busy and minds occupied Great way to prevent challenging behaviours.

When dinosaurs Die

No one can really understand death, but to children, the passing away of a loved one can be especially perplexing and troublesome.

We were gonna have a baby, but we had an angel instead.

Great book for young children aged 2-4 years.

Created especially for children who are suffering the loss of their families pregnancy.

Lots of feelings.

This book has real photographs of children to introduce basic emotions - happy, grumpy, thoughtful, etc - and how people show them. Great to start a discussion.

When i'm feeling jealous.

Great book to help little ones understand the big green eyed monster emotion- jealousy.

Little rabbit lost

A picture story book of the importance of not running off.

Two Homes.

In this award-winning picture book classic about divorce, Alex has two homes – a home where Daddy lives and a home where Mummy lives.

Living with Mum and Living with Dad

Mum and Dad don't live together any more, so sometimes this little girl lives with her mum and her cat, and sometimes she lives with her dad. 

"I Have a Stepdad"

This book helps define the relationship between a Stepdad and his stepchildren, and teaches children that LOVE is what makes someone family.

The Great Big Book Of Families

This book introduces children to the fact that not all families look the same.

HELPING BATH TIMES BE MORE FUN.

Noisy bath time

An adorable book with a splishy-splashy story, complete with sparkly foil cover finish.
Can help little ones look at bath time in a new light.

Crown bath visor

Stop hair washing battles with a fun bath visor. 
They also do a dinosaur one. 

Glow sticks to Jazz up bathtime.

Can be used for lots of things, Bath time in the water or around the bathroom for a spa bath time.
Add some music for a calming bath time at bedtime.
Or a fun disco rave in the morning.
Can be used for night time visits to the bathroom or fun walks when its dark.
Always check for splits before and check sticks are non toxic.

Magic Bath Book

Bath time can become a magical experience with magic bath books.

Watch them change colour.

Duck timer

Some children love to know when something starts and finishes.

Peppa Pig Magic Bath Book

A perfect book for bath time for all Peppa fans. Read Peppa's story and watch the colours magically transform when the book is dipped in water.

The Hair Washing Zorba book

The Hair Washing Zorba comes to the aid of children who have a hard time getting their hair washed.

Splash Goggles

Comfortable fabric backed goggles - great if little one doesn't like having hair washed.

Bubble machine

Battery operated bubble blower with bubble solution. Creates loads of bubbles, turn bath time into fun time.

Fun bath stickers

Great for reluctant bath goers.

Small paddling pool.

See my bath time battles videos for how this can help.

Include water play to help regulate emotions.

I love these little kitchen sinks that work like the real thing.
Children love them.