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Do you ever wonder how to help that child with anxiety who struggles with changes
Or the child who could do something yesterday but today is struggling with doubt
Or a little one who has started school but seems so distressed
Perhaps you work with a child with a talent who struggles with confidence
Or maybe a recent change in family circumstances has left them feeling worried

If any of these issues are affecting children at your school or leaving staff wondering what resources they could use to support the children in their care then Brian’s Brain Box could be for you!

Helping children overcome mental blocks in their thinking, or reprogramming their thinking patterns is part of my every day work. There’s nothing better than helping a child overcome their barrier to go on and succeed. However, I regularly meet professionals who are looking for resources and activities that they could use in their settings, schools or educational facilities to help children find a way forward, and feel more resilient.

FREE Resources for Schools

An introduction to Brian

Brian's Kind Deed Challenge
Free Colouring sheet
Free Book Review Sheet

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Free Brian and the Forever Family Video
Free Brian and Boo’s Big Adventure Video
Free Brian and the Christmas Sparkle Video

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Where do worries come from
Left Brain – Right Brain – supporting a child to use their whole brain
How to share Brian’s books & talking about feelings

Purchase our information packs on:

Supporting School Transitions - Coming soon!
Managing Worries in the Classroom - Coming soon!
Supporting Childhood Anxiety - Coming soon!
Supporting Separation Anxiety - Coming soon!
Working with Selective Mutism - Coming soon!
Supporting Ticks and Habits - Coming soon!
Promoting Kindness and Gratitude - Coming soon!

Book a Brian visit for your school!

Brian's Brain Box Exploratory Feelings Cards

Brian's Brain Box Exploratory Feeling Cards provide parents and professionals with a special card game to help children explore how they feel. 

Featuring many characters from the Adventures of Brian books, each set includes a beautiful tin containing 8 core questions to explore with children with a total of 68 exploratory cards. Each set includes a 50-page user manual to support parents and professionals to begin to open dialogue about how we feel and who can help us. The tins have been printed to the best quality and the user manual is divided into core questions, supporting notes and worksheets to support you to record and develop children’s ideas.

In addition, we have a beautiful accompanying book called ‘Learning about Feelings with Brian’ which introduces the concept of feelings and asking for help. With three different methods to use the cards and a special accompanying book to share with children, we are so pleased to offer these unique cards to parents and professionals. The Exploratory Feelings Set (tin of cards and manual) is £29.99 and there are currently 100 sets available.

You can purchase your cards by:

Collecting by hand £29.99 (Crawley, Sussex) - Click here

Having them posted to you £34.49 (UK only) - Click here

You can also purchase our accompanying book, 'Learning about Feelings with Brian' by clicking here

 

Introducing Brian's Brain Boxes - Coming Soon!

 

In September 2019 we will be launching our brand new Brian's Brain Boxes, a fantastic comprehensive teaching resource that brings the love and care of Brian to your school, for teachers, teaching assistants, SENCOs and pastoral support staff to help children find solutions to problems and help to resolve their worries and fears.

Brain Box #1 – Brian’s Introductory Brain Box

 

Our Introductory Brain Box Includes:

An introduction to the Brian Brain Box concept for professionals

An introduction to the Brian Brain Box concept for parents

A teacher workbook containing 6 weeks of lesson plans and photo-copiable worksheets

Three Adventures of Brian Books & Audios

A set of Brian Brain Box Exploratory Feelings Cards

A set of Brian Brain Box Feelings Pebbles

 

Bolt on an extra box to specialise in a particular subject:

Brain Box #2 – Anxiety and Worries Brain Box

Brain Box #3 – Social Relationships Brain Box

Brain Box #4 – The World Around Us Brain Box

Brain Box #5 – Transitions and Change Brain Box

Brain Box #6 – What are my feelings telling me Brain Box

 

Each bolt on Brian Brain Box includes:

  • A teacher workbook containing 2-3 lesson plans and resources
  • Adventures of Brian books and story audios linked to the box specialism
  • A set of Brian Brain Box Feelings Flash Cards
  • A Brian Brain Box Activity resource
  • A parent leaflet containing activities for at home
Read more about our Brian Brain Boxes
"At a time when there are just no words.... just tears and sadness.... Brian helped us to explain to Eliza that Benjamin had gone to the stars but would remain in our hearts forever"
Parent
Brian and the Shiny Star
"She said her feeling was red and in her heart, when Brian pushed his out of his tummy she blew hers out as kisses"
Parent
Brian and the Scary Moment
"You've done something very special"
Parent
Adventures of Brian Collection
"She sat in the car and practiced what Brian had taught her when she had a scary feeling - it was so beautiful to watch"
Parent
Brian and the Scary Moment)
“The level of love and kindness that you have shown by writing this amazing book has and will touch so many lives and hearts. I feel so honoured and know that my nieces, nephews, brothers and sisters will cherish it as much as Oscar and I”
Gemma Kybert
Founder Oscars Wish Foundation
“What a beautifully written and illustrated book. Not only did I read it and love it but I read it to some of my older pre-school children at work today and it has inspired them. I am hoping to now use this and any further books by Nicola Edwards at my setting and I will also recommend them to parents and other practitioners and teachers too.”
Early Years Manager
Sussex
“The books arrived just as it was bed time and the children wanted it read to them. They both sat silently listening enthralled by the story not a sound was heard other than the story being read. They both loved it and fell asleep happy. The story was re-enacted the next morning when J was upset he wasn't as big as his sister C. C explained that although they are both different sizes it’s because she was older than J but he was still a big strong boy”
Parent
Brian and the Blue Butterfly

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