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The Junior edition is a $40 a year add-on to the Adult course, and is included in the Family bundle.
For younger children, with a grown-up

Worry is easier to handle when it has a name.

Seven short chapters and seven illustrated stories, made for a younger child and a grown-up to go through together. The same three steps as the rest of the toolkit, in words a child can actually use.

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Seven chaptersSeven illustrated storiesDone together with a grown-upSame three stepsBy Dr. Meg Kapil

Who it is for

Younger children, alongside a grown-up who has the Adult course. That pairing is deliberate: a child learns to manage worry through repeated experiences with a calm adult, not from a workbook on their own.

There is no substitute for repeated experiences of co-regulation. A programme can teach the concepts; it cannot replace a steady adult.

That is also why Junior is an add-on rather than a standalone purchase. It is built to be used by someone who already knows the toolkit.

The three steps

The same three steps as every other edition, in language a child can hold on to.

AAwareness

Notice it. What is your body doing? What is the worry saying?

AAssign a label

Name it. Give the worry a name and it gets a bit smaller and a lot easier to talk about.

AAction

Do something. Pick a tool that fits this kind of worry, not just any tool.

The seven chapters

Short enough for one sitting. Each is meant to be read together, with room to stop and talk.

  1. What Is Worry?What worry is, and why everybody gets it
  2. Building Your Worry FoundationSleep, food, moving and people
  3. The Plan for Managing WorryThe three steps, put together
  4. Body ToolsWhat to do when your body feels wobbly
  5. Thinking ToolsWhat to do with the worry thoughts
  6. The Debrief: Rewind and ReplayGoing back over a hard moment, gently
  7. From Avoidance to ApproachGetting closer to the thing you have been avoiding

What is inside

Seven chapters

Written for a child, meant to be read with a grown-up.

Seven illustrated stories

A Book of Stories, each about a different shape of worry.

A preface from Meg

How to use the stories, and what to do when a child gets stuck.

The same three steps

So the language matches what the grown-ups are using.

Nothing is uploaded

Anything a child writes stays on the device they are using.

Three devices

One licence covers phone, tablet and computer.

Everything you write stays on your own device. Reflections, notes and answers are saved in your browser and are never sent to us. We cannot read them, and neither can anyone else.

The Book of Stories

Seven stories, each about a different kind of worry, so a child can find the one that sounds like theirs.

Avery and the Worry UnicornEllen and the Worry Named JimmyJeremy the Worry ShrinkerSadMad Strikes AgainJoy and the Storm of Big FeelingsSam and the Nighttime TigersStella Puts Out the Fire

Questions

Can I buy Junior on its own?

No. Junior is an add-on to the Adult course at $40 a year, because it is designed to be done by a child together with a grown-up who knows the toolkit. It is also included in the Family bundle.

What age is it for?

Younger children, roughly primary school age. Teens and young adults are better served by the Youth edition, which they can do on their own.

Do we have to do it in order?

The chapters build on each other, so in order works best. The stories can be read in any order, and picking the one that sounds like your child is often the easiest way in.

What if my child gets upset?

That is worth stopping for. The preface covers what to do, and the Co-Regulation course is written for exactly this: steadying yourself first, then helping a child recover.

Is this therapy?

No. It is educational and is not a substitute for counselling, therapy or medical care.

Worry gets smaller when it has a name

And it gets smaller faster when a grown-up is doing it alongside you.

$40 a year. The course is open now.

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