Trauma Bundle for Kids

When a child has been through something stressful or scary, the effects can show up in their body, thoughts, feelings, and behaviour. This Trauma & Emotional Regulation Workbook is a printable resource designed to help young people make sense of what they’re experiencing in a safe, structured way.

With body-based check-ins, emotion tools, coping strategies, and gentle reflection prompts, this pack supports kids/teens to build self-awareness and create a personalised plan for coping with triggers and big feelings.

What’s included

Body sensations + emotional awareness

• How trauma feels in my body (circle common sensations like dizziness, headaches, nausea, jumpiness, sweaty palms, cold hands/feet, trouble sleeping, trouble concentrating)
• Naming emotions prompts (Right now I feel… / It makes me feel like…)
• Feelings Check-In (I’m noticing… / This started because… / It could help if…)
• Feelings Thermometer + Emotion Thermometer (1–10) to track intensity, sensations, thoughts, and behaviours

Understanding experiences + behaviour

• Types of bullying (physical, verbal, psychological, cyberbullying)
• Trauma Iceberg (what people see vs what’s happening underneath)
• PTSD symptoms overview (psychological, physical, behavioural warning signs)

Coping skills + grounding tools

• Coping strategy prompts including:
• Stop & listen
• Take a breath (4–2–6)
• Draw your worry
• Favourite place
• Happy ending
• Journaling
• Talk about it
• Think about it (reframe “what if” thoughts)
• Get active
• Listen to music
• Squeeze something
• Count backwards
• Self-care ideas (simple activities to feel calm, safe, and supported)
• Box breathing, shoulder roll breathing, and 5-4-3-2-1 grounding

Triggers, fears, and personalised plans

• Then vs Now (bring attention back to safety in the present)
• Good things about me confidence prompts
• Gratitude journal
• Anger stop signs (identify early body clues before anger grows)
• My fears reflection page
• My trauma triggers (see/hear/smell/touch/situations/people)
• My coping plan (what triggers me + what I can try + who I can talk to)
• Calm place guided sensory visualisation
• Self-care grid (what energised me vs drained me each day)
• Worry balancing (evidence-based worry reframe + coping plan)
• Positive self-talk prompts + What I can control worksheet

Trauma story (guided reflection)

• My trauma story pages with step-by-step prompts:
• Facts only (write or draw)
• Facts + thoughts/feelings
• Worst part of the memory + how I feel different today

Who it’s for

• Children/teens who have experienced stress, trauma, bullying, or big life changes
• Parents and carers wanting gentle, structured support tools
• Educators and wellbeing staff
• Therapists and allied health professionals (trauma-informed support, counselling, SEL)

How to use

• Use 1–2 pages at a time (no need to complete everything at once)
• Best used with a trusted adult support (parent/educator/therapist), especially for the trauma story pages
• Print as needed, or create a wellbeing binder

Please note (digital download)

• This is a digital product. No physical item will be shipped.
• You’ll receive a file you can download and print at home or through a print shop.
• Due to the nature of digital downloads, returns/exchanges aren’t available.