The Soft Landing Bundle: Guide + Printable Checklists, Door Cards and Feelings Chart (Printable PDFs)

Out the door by 8am, home at 5.45pm, and by then everyone’s battery is flat. The Soft Landing bundle gives you the full plan and the printables to put it on your walls, so your family can see what’s next without a pile of instructions. I’m Em, a parent of three and a secondary teacher. My eldest has a working diagnosis of ASD and inattentive ADHD. I created The Soft Landing, from my classroom management and professional development as a teacher, to build a home where my kids feel safe, and where they see me regulate my own big feelings.

What’s inside

The Soft Landing Guide (29 A4 pages)

• A four-step routine for the first hour home: pause, connect, fuel and move, talk later
• Emotional regulation strategies, including naming big feelings, our calm down menu and a meltdown plan for when you need it
• Sensory regulation strategies, including a sensory-friendly soft landing
• Strategies for building safe, supportive relationships with your children
• The Morning Shuffle: a night-before checklist and an editable timeline to get out the door without tears or fights
• Over a dozen “instead of… try…” phrases for the moments you’re most likely to snap
• A parent regulation check and a repair script for when it goes wrong
• A family plan, a one-week tracker and a one-page fridge card

The Bundle Printables (6 A4 pages)

• Morning checklist cards (8) and evening checklist cards (6), cut-out cards with a box for your child to draw or colour each step
• Four bedroom-door cards: Come in, Knock first, I need quiet time and Talk to me later
• “How’s my battery?” feelings chart, with four levels, body clues and what helps

Good to know

• Instant digital download (two PDFs), made to print on A4 paper or card
• Written for school-aged children, and easy to adapt for younger or older kids
• You don’t need a diagnosis to use it
• For personal and family use only

This bundle shares one parent’s experience and general strategies. It isn’t medical or psychological advice. Please talk to your child’s health professionals about their individual needs.