Starting Strong

Calm support for families beginning school

Starting school is one of the biggest transitions of early childhood — and it affects parents just as much as children.

If you’re worrying about separation anxiety, big emotions, drop-off tears, or whether you’re doing the “right” things, you’re not alone.

Starting Strong was created to help families move through this transition with steadiness, clarity, and confidence — without pressure to get it perfect.

This isn’t a checklist or a program.
It’s grounded, trauma-informed guidance that supports both the child and the parent nervous system.

Inside Starting Strong, you’ll find:

• clear guidance on what to expect before school starts, on Day One, and through the first term

• practical routines, collaborative activities and resources that reduce anxiety by helping children know what comes next

• support for separation anxiety that doesn’t make it bigger and activities that you can implement straight away

• neurodivergent-affirming and trauma-informed strategies

• after-school regulation tools and de-escalation exercises

• visual resources, checklists, and child-friendly choice menus

• reassurance for parents — because your calm matters too

Starting Strong helps you:

• feel prepared instead of panicked

• stay steady at drop-off

• support big feelings without over-talking or hovering

• partner confidently with your child’s teacher

• focus on safety and regulation first — knowing learning will follow

You don’t need to remove every tear.
You don’t need to get this perfect.

You just need predictability, calm routines, and support that actually works.

That’s what Starting Strong is here to provide.

👉 Instant access. Calm guidance. No pressure.