They've Started School (A Pocket Feelings Guide For The First Days, And The Ones After)

For the mum who’s proud and heartbroken all at once, with goodbye rituals, words for the gate and pages to keep the first school term.

Proud enough to burst, and like someone’s taken a piece of you, all in the same breath. If that’s you right now, this guide is for you. Starting school is a huge moment for them, and for you too.

This is a soft little companion for the first days, and for the wobbly evenings that come after.

Inside you’ll find:

• My poem As I Sit Here at the Kitchen Table
• Why it’s OK to feel both things (all the things!) at once
• Small things that help with the morning: goodbye rituals, short warm goodbyes, a little note from home
• Words for the gate, including what to say if they cling
• Better questions than “How was school?”, plus what to do if they fall apart at home
• A true story about my own first drop-off morning
• A gentle practice for the walk home
• “Things I want to remember” pages for the first term
• Lines to say to yourself before sleep
• A support page for when it’s more than settling in

You’ll get two versions: one made for reading on your phone, and a printable A5 one.

13 pages. Your download arrives by email straight away.

Pop the kettle on. Home time will come round sooner than you think.