Resources
Practical, plain English tools you can use at home, built on one shared language for the whole family: notice the weather, name the track, choose your gear, take the next step.
Featured resource
An interactive tool that teaches young people how their brain works when big feelings take over. Meet the Lookout (the brain's alarm) and the Navigator (the thinking brain), learn the three tracks (Green Trail, Red Track, Blue Track), and collect regulation gear: box breathing, the STOP skill, grounding, and the quick reset breath.
Built for tweens and teens to use with a parent or on their own. Trail challenges let them practise each skill against real life scenarios, and there is a dedicated section for parents and guides at the end.
Brain HQ includes a parent section with scripts for the hard moments: what to say instead of calm down, how to read which track your young person is on, and why regulation has to come before reasoning. Start there if your young person is not ready to explore the tool yet.
Growing library
The Adventure Brain Map is growing into a full family toolkit. Each of these becomes a free download here as it is finished.
A downloadable guide to the Adventure Brain Map language, with scripts for the Red Track, the Blue Track, and repair after big feelings.
In developmentOne regulation skill per card: breathing gear, anchor gear, trail pause, connection gear, movement gear and repair gear. For home, school and sessions.
In developmentA body signals worksheet helping young people spot their early warning signs before the storm builds or the fog rolls in.
In developmentIf your young person is regularly getting stuck on the Red Track or Blue Track, SNDY Tracks can support them to build regulation, confidence and real world coping skills through counselling and adventure-based therapeutic supports.
These tools are general information, not therapy, and they are not a substitute for individual support. If anyone is at immediate risk, call 000. For crisis support: Lifeline 13 11 14, Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800, 13YARN 13 92 76.
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