Free ACT Materials
for Parents
This section offers free resources rooted in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), designed to support parents in nurturing mindfulness, emotional growth, and resilience at home. From simple printables to reflective guides, each tool is practical, gentle, and easy to use in everyday moments.
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Steady Steps for Parents: Awareness + Action in Everyday Life
A gentle 9-page guide introducing the two core skills of self-regulation: awareness and action. Learn how to apply the “Stop → Notice → Choose” formula in real-life parenting moments, with a relatable example, space for reflection, and a simple daily tracker. A supportive first step for building steadier routines and calmer connections with your child.
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With six practical parts and printable tools, the Steady Steps for Parents: The Self-Regulation Toolkit expanded guide builds on the free mini version — giving you deeper practices, guided reflections, and steady step cards to support real-life regulation with clarity and flexibility.
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Mindful Moments for Grown-Ups
This gentle guide offers three simple mindfulness practices to help parents slow down and reconnect with themselves. With soft illustrations and calming reflections, it’s a quiet reminder that small pauses can create more ease and presence in daily life.
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The Sadness Trail Map: A Parent’s Guide to Sitting With Big Feelings
This free therapist-created guide helps parents support sad, withdrawn, or sensitive kids using gentle, visual tools rooted in ACT. With clear steps, real-life examples, and parent-led activities, it offers a steady, compassionate path through heavy feelings-together.
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3 Tiny Noticing Practices for
Calmer Parenting
A gentle guide with three simple practices to help you pause, notice, and respond with more calm and connection during tough parenting moments. Includes a printable mini checklist and app suggestions to support your personal style - whether you prefer paper or screen.
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With seven calming sections grounded in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), The Parent Pause Toolkit expands on the above free resource to help meet you where you are, offering soft guidance without pressure or perfection.
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A Therapist's Guide to Understanding Autism & ADHD
This is a free therapist-created guide that helps parents of autistic and ADHD children replace outdated advice with gentle, practical tools. Backed by ACT principles and years of experience, it offers visuals, strategies, and hope for everyday parenting.
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A Letter to the
Quiet Survivor
This quiet, compassionate resource is for parents who are running on empty - offering soft validation, space to exhale, and a reminder that survival is still strength. With calming visuals and low-demand reflection prompts, it helps caregivers feel seen without needing to fix or do anything.
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The Anxiety Trail Map: A Gentle Guide for Parents and Children
This free therapist-created guide helps parents support anxious and sensitive kids using gentle, visual tools rooted in ACT. With clear steps, real-life examples, and kid-friendly activities, it offers a calm, practical path through anxious moments-together.
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