Free printable from a child clinical psychologist
Feel-Better Self-Care Menu: help your child build their own plan for hard days
Most children can tell you what makes them feel worse. Fewer can tell you what helps them feel better. This 7‑page activity booklet, for ages 8 to 17, helps your child work out what calms and lifts them, so they have ideas ready when a day feels hard.
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What's inside
- A "Signs I may need support" checklist, so your child can spot when they are starting to struggle
- Self-care ideas in five areas: moving the body, calming the mind, sensory comfort, connection and expressing feelings
- A page to build their own personal menu, plus short calming phrases for stressful moments
From me
I'm Dr Lucy Russell, a child clinical psychologist with over 20 years of clinical experience. I have used this approach in clinic for years. When children choose their own strategies, they are more likely to remember them and use them.
"Lucy took great care to listen to us carefully, identify the issues and help us understand our son's behaviour."Parent at Lucy's Clinic, Everlief Child Psychology
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