Pack Confidence, Bravery, and Kindness Into Your Child’s Emotional Backpack — Before They Start School!
Help your child carry the emotional skills they need to thrive with this brand-new Emotional Backpack Starter Kit. Designed by parenting expert Sue Atkins, this instant-download toolkit helps you build your child's emotional readiness with playful activities, calming scripts, and a heartwarming bedtime story.
What’s Inside the Emotional Backpack Starter Kit
Give your child the tools they need to feel emotionally prepared, confident, and supported — all through playful, printable resources you can use at home.
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Printable Backpack Map
- Let your child personalise their very own Emotional Backpack! They’ll draw or colour the tools they carry inside — like bravery, kindness, patience, and feelings — building emotional awareness through creativity and fun.
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5-Day Activity Challenge
- A gentle and playful set of short daily activities that help children build real emotional skills. Each day focuses on a theme (like bravery or kindness) and includes an easy action, reflection, or conversation starter.
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Backpack Badges / Stickers
- Fun, printable badges in circular shapes featuring uplifting messages and playful icons. A great way to celebrate small wins and boost your child’s confidence as they build emotional skills.
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Post-it Scripts Collection
- Printable “sticky phrases” you can cut out and use during real-life moments. Stick them on the fridge, lunchbox, or mirror to help your child feel calm, seen, and supported — especially during transitions or tricky emotions.
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Parent Cheat Sheet
- A one-page quick reference with simple, supportive scripts and strategies to help you stay grounded, connected, and calm. Use it during school mornings, goodbyes, or anytime you need a reset.
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Bonus: Printable Bedtime Story
- A heartwarming, beautifully written story that follows a backpack (named Benny!) and a little boy on their first week at school. Designed to gently introduce emotional language, bravery, and self-belief.
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Certificate of Bravery
- A printable celebration certificate to honour your child’s effort at the end of the 5-day challenge — because trying is brave! Add their name and display it proudly.
More Tools to Build Confidence & Connection
Extra printables to support you and celebrate your child — from morning routines to bedtime reflections.
How It Works — and Who It’s For
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Getting started is easy:
- Download instantly after purchase
- Print the pages you want to use (or keep them digital)
- Start the 5-day emotional challenge at your own pace
- Use the scripts, story, and badges anytime you need a calm, confidence-boosting moment
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Perfect for:
- Parents of children aged 3–7
- Early Years educators and school staff
- Grandparents, nannies, or caregivers
- Anyone looking for an easy way to build resilience, calm, and confidence in children
Special Offer
Emotional Backpack Starter Kit
Instant download. No waiting. Start today.
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£9.99
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Printable Backpack Map
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5-Day Activity Challenge
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Backpack Badges / Stickers
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Post-it Scripts Collection
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Parent Cheat Sheet
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Printable Bedtime Story
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Certificate of Bravery
Meet Your Parenting Expert
Hey, I'm Sue Atkins.
Raising children is a challenging business – a bit like trying to tame jelly. All wobbles and no rules!
When I speak with parents I find they started their parenting journey with an idea of how they would raise their children, and an idea of how they would behave. But usually children have very different ideas!
I have over 40 years experience as a parenting coach and teacher, and I have raised two children of my own, so I truly understand the challenges parents are facing as the Parenting Expert for ITV’s ‘This Morning’, BBC Radio, Disney, Good Morning Britain and The Jeremy Vine Show on Channel 5.
I’ve helped thousands of parents overcome challenges and develop their own balanced, down to earth parenting approach that creates happy, positive children, and relaxed confident parents.
Testimonials
Discover how Sue’s expert advice has helped families, educators, and teams feel more confident, supported, and ready for every step of the journey.
Sue has a wonderful warmth that allows people to open up and share their own personal experiences and show vulnerabilities. It was a great session and exactly what we imagined when we decided we wanted to face into this topic with the John Lewis Partnership Working Parents Network. We loved working with you.
Leanne Chalmers
Supporting the Diversity & Inclusion Team
John Lewis Partnership
Through her unique insights into human nature and child development, Sue has guided me on a transformative journey as a parent. Her wisdom and expertise have not only enriched my understanding of my children's needs but have also empowered me to foster a more harmonious and nurturing home environment.
Becky Robinson
Dubai
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As a former teacher and nursery owner myself, I am often found giving advice to parents. However, sometimes you get lost in your own parenting journey and Sue was very effective in providing tips to keep us busy working Mums on track. My main lesson from Sue is that as parents, we also have to be good to ourselves. If we are looking after our own well-being, this positively benefits all aspects of family life.
Mariessa Devlin
Scotland
Ready to Help Your Child Feel Brave, Calm & School-Ready?
Get the full Emotional Backpack Starter Kit today and start using simple, powerful tools that support your child’s confidence — in just minutes a day.