Why Does Emotional-Regulation Matter?
Emotional-regulation is the ability to recognize, manage, and respond to emotions in a way that maintains balance and helps us navigate life’s challenges.
It is a critical skill that allows us to intentionally control our emotional state, rather than being overwhelmed by our feelings. When we struggle to regulate emotions they can take control, shaping how we see ourselves, interact with others, and experience the world around us.
Our evidence-based approach to mindful breathing teaches kids how to regulate their emotions using the power of the breath. A core part of this approach is the say-and-do game, which is featured in all My Friend Breath books and resources.
This simple game makes learning mindful breathing fun and interactive, helping children build emotional-regulation skills in an engaging and playful way. It becomes a go-to tool, empowering them with a simple yet effective strategy to manage the rollercoaster of emotions with confidence and ease.
The Power of Emotional-Regulation Through Mindful Breathing
Imagine this: Your child is feeling afraid—maybe it’s an unfamiliar situation, a big change, or just something that feels really scary. You might find yourself hoping they’ll just push through it.
But this time, instead of letting feelings of fear take over, your child pauses, turns to their friend Breath, and consciously changes the way they are breathing. Slowly, their body relaxes, their mind clears, and they approach the situation feeling calm and confident.
This is the power of emotional-regulation through mindful breathing.
For your child, it’s a feeling of empowerment, knowing they have a simple way to support themselves to manage their emotions.
For you, it’s a relief. No more hoping they’ll just get over it on their own. Instead, you can guide them to connect to the power of their breath, which can help them to shift their emotional state.
This skill will help your child navigate their emotions during childhood, and also lay a strong foundation for emotional well-being throughout their lives.
How our Books & Resources Help Children
Through our My Friend Breath books and resources, your child will learn:
Why their breath is a supportive tool for emotional-regulation.
How to use their breath to change their emotional state, anytime and anywhere.
A range of simple breathing techniques to restore balance, bring calm, or uplift feelings.
A strategy to help them feel empowered to manage feelings and behavior in social situations, like at school or daycare.
How to develop greater empathy by understanding and caring about how others feel.
A resilience strategy they can use to recover quickly under pressure and bounce back from challenges.
With our kid-friendly, evidence-based approach, your child will develop lasting emotional-regulation skills that support their well-being, now and in the future.
What our superheroes are saying
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My Friend Breath Picture Book
The My Friend Breath Picture Book is a beautifully illustrated 32-page story that empowers children aged 3 - 8+ to develop the important skills of emotional-regulation and resilience through mindful breathing.
Using a simple strategy, children are empowered with the words and actions they need to navigate their emotions, so they can change the way they feel, anytime, anywhere.
This is the first book in the My Friend Breath series and teaches our four foundational breathing patterns.
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Superhero Club Virtual Playground
Explore our 16 unique superhero breathing patterns, each designed to support a child through a specific emotion.
These powerful techniques help restore balance, bring calm, or encourage uplifting feelings.
By linking each breathing pattern to an emotion, children and adults gain a shared, science-backed strategy they can use anytime, anywhere, to change how they feel.
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My Friend Breath Board Game
This exciting snakes-and-ladders style board game turns practicing emotional-regulation through mindful breathing into a fun-filled, playtime adventure.
The more a child plays, the more instinctively they will know how to turn mindful breathing into a natural, go-to tool for emotional-regulation.
Backed by science, powered by play—this super-fun board game, recommended for kids aged 5+, transforms learning into action!
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Playtime with My Friend Breath Book
Practice is the key to strengthening your child's emotional-regulation and resilience skills.
The Playtime with My Friend Breath Practice Book provides an engaging way to learn and practice the mindful breathing strategy introduced in the picture book, My Friend Breath.
The more they practice, the more confident they will become to turn to their breath to manage their emotions and behaviour in challenging situations.
Available in two formats, a generalized with Ash or a personalized version.
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Audiobook & Audio Flipbooks
Our audio versions of the My Friend Breath Picture Book and the Playtime with My Friend Breath Practice Book bring the stories to life.
Narrated in the voice of our main character, Ash, children will enjoy practicing mindful breathing with the help of a friend.
These unique listening experiences capture your child's attention, amplify their learning, and make practicing their mindful breathing super fun!
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SEL Superhero Training Guides
Our SEL Superhero Training Guides are companions to the My Friend Breath Picture Book.
These guides have been specifically designed to be used alongside all formats of our picture book to help teach a range of social-emotional skills.
Each of the 7 learning guides includes a done-for-you script, comprehension activities, and online games.
Making it easy to turn a read-along of the picture book into an engaging and impactful SEL lesson.
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Superhero Club Membership
A Superhero Club Membership gives multiple users access to all of the My Friend Breath digital and printable resources.
The 12-month membership is designed to support adults and children to have equal and unlimited access, so you can use a consistent approach in developing emotional-regulation and resilience skills.
We offer memberships for families, homeschool groups, schools, learning centres, and health services/professionals.
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Use your NDIS funding
Our science-backed mindful breathing resources help children build emotional-regulation and resilience skills, making them eligible for NDIS funding.
Through using our resources your child will develop a resilience strategy they can use to self-calm under pressure and recover quickly in challenging situations.
This will help them to appropriately manage their feelings and behavior in social situations, such as childcare or at school.
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