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Gentle tools for big feelings
Helping children feel calmer, safer and understood.
Practical emotional-learning resources for parents, teachers and caregivers—starting with 30 simple Calm Cards you can download free.
Instant printable download
Created for home and classroom
Simple, gentle and practical
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Free Calm Cards
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Complete parenting book
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Gentle mission
Choose your starting point
Start with what your family needs today.
Begin with a free calming tool, explore the parenting book, or browse the complete Little Calm Club resource library.
Understand behaviour
Discover a gentler way to understand what children communicate through big feelings.
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Browse printable activities, calm-corner resources and emotional-learning toolkits.
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Featured book
Behind every big feeling, there is a message.
When children shout, cry, refuse or lose control, behaviour is only the visible part of the story. Underneath it may be fear, overwhelm, frustration, disconnection or a need they cannot yet explain.
Behind Big Feelings helps parents look beyond the behaviour, understand what may be happening underneath and respond with greater calm, confidence and connection.
- Understand why challenging behaviour happens.
- Recognise what a child may be communicating.
- Set limits without dismissing emotions.
- Replace repeated power struggles with guidance and connection.
- Build emotional skills that grow with your child.
You do not need to be a perfect parent. You need the right understanding, the right tools and the belief that connection changes everything.
You've got this. You are not alone.
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30 simple calming activities for children.
Download a free collection of visual calming cards that help children pause, breathe, ground themselves and move through emotional moments one gentle step at a time.
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The Little Calm Club library
Gentle tools for real emotional moments.
Books and printable resources designed to help adults understand children, support emotional development and navigate difficult moments with confidence.
Parenting book NEW
Behind Big Feelings
A compassionate, practical guide to understanding the needs, emotions and developing nervous system behind children's behaviour.
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Complete printable activity book
101 Calm Down Activities for Kids
A complete collection of breathing exercises, grounding tools, mindfulness games, movement activities and gentle routines for everyday emotional moments.
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Printable calm-space toolkit
Calm Corner Kit for Kids
Create a safe, welcoming space where children can pause, name their feelings, choose a calming tool and begin to feel in control again.
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Emotional learning toolkit
Big Feelings Toolkit for Kids
Feelings cards, calming choices, visual posters and practical tools that help children recognise, name and understand their emotions.
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Gentle tools for big feelings.
Created for parents, teachers, educators and caring
grown-ups who want to help children feel understood.
Why Little Calm Club
Calm does not begin with control.
It begins when a child feels safe, understood and supported. Little Calm Club creates practical resources that make emotional learning easier for children and the adults who care for them.
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Connection first
We help adults look beyond behaviour and respond to the emotion underneath it.
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Practical support
Every resource is designed to be clear, repeatable and simple to use in real family life.
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Gentle emotional learning
Children learn to notice, name and navigate feelings without shame or fear.
Frequently asked questions
A little more about the book and resources.
Who is Behind Big Feelings written for?
The book is designed for parents, teachers, educators,
caregivers and any adult who wants to better understand and
support children's emotions and behaviour.
Where can I purchase the book?
Behind Big Feelings is available as an instant PDF through Little Calm Club
and as a paperback through Amazon. You can also read the free
preview before choosing the complete edition.
Are the Little Calm Club resources physical products?
The Calm Cards, activity book and toolkits are digital
printable resources. You can download and print them at home
or at school. Behind Big Feelings is available as an instant digital PDF and as a physical paperback.
Are the 30 Calm Cards really free?
Yes. The 30 Calm Cards are a free starter collection designed
to give children simple calming activities they can begin
using right away.
Can teachers and professionals use these resources?
Yes. Little Calm Club resources are designed to be helpful in
homes, classrooms, calm corners and other supportive
educational environments.
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See the feeling. Understand the message. Strengthen the connection.
Begin with 30 free calming activities, or go deeper with the complete guide to understanding children's emotions and behaviour.