The Unravelling Hour Workbook

You pick them up and within ten minutes the whole house is falling apart.

They held it together all day. Sat still. Followed rules. Managed friendships. Swallowed big feelings in small classrooms. And then they see you — their safest person — and it all releases at once.

This is not bad behaviour. This is restraint collapse. And the hour after school is the hardest part of the day for more families than anyone talks about.

The Unravelling Hour Workbook is a fillable PDF for parents of children aged 5–10 who struggle with after-school emotional dysregulation. It works across two voices — tools for your child, and tools for you — because both of you are finding it hard.

Inside the workbook:

• The Feelings Chart — child-facing, with space to draw and name feelings
• Body Warning Signs — help your child recognise when the storm is building
• The Child Toolkit — your child's own set of tools, in their words
• Parent Scripts — what to say (and what not to say) in the first five minutes
• The Soft Landing Plan — a step-by-step routine for the after-school window
• Young Minds helpline: 0808 802 5544

This is a digital download. You will receive your PDF instantly after purchase.

For: Parents of children aged 5–10. Also relevant for childminders, teaching assistants, and grandparent carers.

Format: Fillable PDF