Calm Corner (you can use it too)
Because a pillow and a feelings poster aren’t a strategy.
-
-
-
Set it up in 60+ min
This is the most important thing to get right before anything else. What it is, what it isn't, and why that distinction matters more than the pillow you choose.
This is the most important thing to get right before anything else. What it is, what it isn't, and why that distinction matters more than the pillow you choose.
-
What calm corners are built on
A calm corner is a co-regulation tool, which means it works because of how you use it, not where it sits.
A calm corner is a co-regulation tool, which means it works because of how you use it, not where it sits.
-
How the four components work together
The calm corner has four moving parts. Here's what each one does, and why leaving any of them out tends to be why the whole thing stops working.
The calm corner has four moving parts. Here's what each one does, and why leaving any of them out tends to be why the whole thing stops working.
-
Setup by budget
Three setups across three price points: minimal, mid-level, and full scale, with honest notes on what actually matters versus what's just nice to have. What you actually need depends less on budget than on how you use it.
Three setups across three price points: minimal, mid-level, and full scale, with honest notes on what actually matters versus what's just nice to have. What you actually need depends less on budget than on how you use it.
-
Printables
The visual tools that make the space work when you're not standing next to your child. Eight breathing cards, a Feelings Scale, a Feelings Wheel, a Sensory Strategy Menu, a Things I Can/Can't Control poster, eight calm corner sign options, and a parent decision flowchart. Start with three.
The visual tools that make the space work when you're not standing next to your child. Eight breathing cards, a Feelings Scale, a Feelings Wheel, a Sensory Strategy Menu, a Things I Can/Can't Control poster, eight calm corner sign options, and a parent decision flowchart. Start with three.
-
-
-
Understanding why it works
The neuroscience in plain language, why breathing works, what co-regulation means in practice, and what's happening in the brain when the calm corner does its job.
The neuroscience in plain language, why breathing works, what co-regulation means in practice, and what's happening in the brain when the calm corner does its job.
-
What different brains need
How to customise the setup for ADHD, anxiety, autism, sensory seekers, and sensory avoiders. What works for one child's nervous system is often wrong for another's.
How to customise the setup for ADHD, anxiety, autism, sensory seekers, and sensory avoiders. What works for one child's nervous system is often wrong for another's.
-
The four-week breathing practice plan to practice during calm times.
A week-by-week practice plan for calm times with simple breathing techniques, practiced during calm times, so your child can use them when they need them.
A week-by-week practice plan for calm times with simple breathing techniques, practiced during calm times, so your child can use them when they need them.
-
-
-
Troubleshooting
The six most common reasons calm corners stop working — and what to do about each one. Including the most likely reason if your child refuses to go.
The six most common reasons calm corners stop working — and what to do about each one. Including the most likely reason if your child refuses to go.
-
How to know if it’s working
Progress with regulation rarely looks like progress. Here's what to actually watch for, week by week, and when it might be worth talking to someone else.
Progress with regulation rarely looks like progress. Here's what to actually watch for, week by week, and when it might be worth talking to someone else.
-
-
-
The Long Game
What happens after the first few weeks. How to refresh the space, fade the prompts, and what a calm corner looks like when your child starts using it without being asked.
What happens after the first few weeks. How to refresh the space, fade the prompts, and what a calm corner looks like when your child starts using it without being asked.
-
Final Reminders
The handful of things worth coming back to when it gets hard. Not a pep talk. Just the parts that are easy to forget.
The handful of things worth coming back to when it gets hard. Not a pep talk. Just the parts that are easy to forget.
-
-