The Calm Down Corner Workbook

If your kid melts down on the kitchen floor at 7:53 a.m. while you're holding cold coffee and sock-less feet, this is for you.

The Calm Down Corner Workbook is a printable kit for kids ages 3 to 12, with calming tools your child can practise on calm days and reach for when feelings get big. Built by an autism mom for her own son, then refined for every family who needs it.

What's inside (44 pages)

• Feelings wheel with 19 emotions kids can point to when words won't come
• Breathing pages (star, box, hot cocoa, balloon belly)
• "A small ask" list with 7 options (hug, alone time, water, help and more)
• 8 calming strategies poster
• Reset routine page: "A long, slow breath. A small kindness. Choose what comes next."
• Setup guide for parents
• Sensory check-in worksheets
• Daily feelings journal

What this kit is designed to help with

• Calming tools your child can try before things spiral
• A visual system on the wall, so you can say less and show more
• Pages for neurotypical kids AND autistic, ADHD, sensory-sensitive children
• Words for feelings, to grow your child's emotional vocabulary

How families use it

Print the pages, set up a small corner (a tent, a beanbag, a rug works fine), and walk your child through it when they're calm. With practice, the aim is for your child to start choosing the corner on their own when feelings get big.

What you get

• 1 PDF, 44 pages, US Letter size (works on A4 with fit-to-page)
• Instant download after purchase
• Print as many copies as you need, across siblings, across years

New customer? Use code WELCOME15 at checkout for 15% off.

Designed by an autism mom (two boys, one autistic) who built it because nothing on the shelves worked the way his brain actually works.