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Gentle reminders to keep close.

Download, print or keep these child-centred prompts nearby for the moments when it helps to pause and re-centre.

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Preview of the What does my child need from me right now? poster

A4 printable · PNG included

What does my child need from me right now?

A simple visual reminder to return attention to safety, being heard, connection, understanding and calm.

A4 PDF · 2.3 MB
Original PNG · 1055 × 1491 px · 1.6 MB

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What does my child need from me right now?

  • Safe
  • Heard
  • Connected
  • Understood
  • Calm
Preview of the Look inward before looking outward poster

A4 printable · PNG included

Look inward before looking outward

A reflection prompt for noticing what pulls attention outward and what can bring it back to the child.

A4 PDF · 2.8 MB
Original PNG · 1055 × 1491 px · 1.9 MB

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Pulls me outward

  • What they did
  • Why they did it
  • Whether it was fair
  • Proving myself
  • Controlling outcomes

Brings me back

  • What am I feeling?
  • How am I responding?
  • What belongs to me?
  • What can I learn?
  • What does my child need?

Blame keeps me outside. Reflection brings me back.

Preview of the Pause before you react poster

A4 printable · PNG included

Pause before you react

Four questions to slow the moment down and choose the next safe, useful response.

A4 PDF · 2.8 MB
Original PNG · 1054 × 1492 px · 1.8 MB

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A pause now helps your child feel safe for a lifetime.

  1. What am I feeling? Notice it. Name it. Let's get clear.
  2. What can I control? My words. My actions. My response. Focus there.
  3. What is my child experiencing? Scared? Confused? Sad? Needing connection? Try to see their world.
  4. What is one useful next action? Small. Kind. Clear. What helps right now? Do that.

You don't need the perfect response. Just the next safe one.

Preview of the Before the screen, give them ten poster

A4 printable · PNG included

Before the screen, give them ten

A reminder to offer ten minutes of real connection after time apart, in whatever form helps the child settle and reconnect.

A4 PDF · 3.1 MB
Original PNG · 1055 × 1491 px · 2.0 MB

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They've been away from you all day. Before the screen, give them ten minutes of real connection.

Connection looks different for every child

  • Move: wrestle, play, run
  • Connect: cuddle, sit close, be present
  • Reset: snack, drink, quiet time
  • Talk: listen, ask, let them share

The goal isn't to keep them entertained. It's to help them come home.