FIVE GUIDES · 105 PAGES · INSTANT DOWNLOAD

Small changes to the hardest parts of the day

Five practical guides for parents raising sensory-sensitive kids. Mealtimes, mornings, the school day, chores, and the hour before bed. Written to be used tomorrow, not studied.

The five guides

The Sensory Playbook - 21 pages

Five everyday activities, one page each: mealtimes, bath time and washing hair, getting dressed, bedtime, and household jobs. Every page splits the fixes two ways — what helps a child who is seeking input, and what helps a child who is avoiding it.

Also inside: a seeking-or-avoiding checklist, a three-stage guide to warning signs and when to stop, four sentence swaps for the moment itself, and a one-week tracking page to take to appointments.

One idea from inside it: fill the bath before they come in, and let them tip their own head forward over a face cloth instead of back. Control of the head is most of the battle.

Sensory-Friendly Back to School Planner - 21 pages

The school day taken apart into seven pieces, one page each: mornings, getting dressed, getting there, the classroom, lunch and break, homework, and evenings and sleep. Fill in one a night, in any order, starting with the one that hurts most.

Also inside: a launch-pad setup for the square metre by the door, a one-page handover for the class teacher, four scripts for asking the school for what you need, two pages your child fills in themselves, and a first-week log.

One idea from inside it: ask the office for ten minutes in the empty building before term starts, and photograph the route as you walk it. Most schools say yes when you ask early.

Sensory Rooms on a Budget - 21 pages

A calm corner built from things already in the house. Four feet by four feet is enough. Built in five layers — light, sound, touch, movement, retreat — one layer a week, so you can tell which change did what.

Also inside: fifteen projects that list what you probably already own first, the same corner costed at nothing, under $25 and under $100, a fourteen-point safety check, a planning worksheet, and six reasons a corner goes unused.

One idea from inside it: tape the outline on the floor and sit in it for two minutes before you commit. You will find the draught, the glare and the hallway noise from inside the square, and nowhere else.

The Shared Chores Playbook - 21 pages

Body doubling and a points system, for households where "empty the dishwasher" does not land. Names the six separate skills hiding inside one chore, so you can scaffold the one step where things actually stall.

Also inside: a five-step twenty-minute session with the four sentences worth memorising, five rules for a points system that does not collapse by week three, a reward menu at three price tiers, eight say-this-not-that swaps, five common failures and their repairs, and two printable pages.

One idea from inside it: earned credit is never taken away. The moment points can be confiscated, the board becomes a threat and cooperation ends.

Neurodivergent Family Meal Planning - 21 pages

A system for feeding a child with a short food list, built so it survives a bad week. The longest guide in the bundle.

Also inside: the safe-food inventory sorted into reliable, conditional and fading; the component-plate method; a four-week rotation you fill from your own list; the bridge-ladder worksheet for adding a food one property at a time; seven sentence swaps for the table; a nutrition-gap table to take to a dietitian; and a seven-day planning sheet.


One idea from inside it: never use a reliable food as the vehicle for a new one. Hiding vegetables in the safe pasta risks the pasta, and the pasta is worth more than the vegetables.

What you get

  • Five guides, 105 pages, delivered as one bookmarked PDF
  • Mealtimes, mornings and the school day, a calm corner at home, food and eating, chores and household jobs
  • More than twenty fill-in worksheets, checklists and printable trackers
  • More than twenty ready-made sentences for hard moments — at the table, at the school gate, mid-meltdown
  • Every fix split two ways: what helps a child seeking input, and what helps a child avoiding it
  • Instant download, permanent link, print-ready at US Letter

Who it's for

Parents and caregivers of children roughly six to thirteen who are sensitive to sound, texture, light, or change. Households where the same two or three moments go wrong every week. Anyone who wants a specific thing to try tomorrow rather than a framework to study.

What it isn't: an assessment, a diagnosis, or a treatment plan. It doesn't replace an occupational therapist, a dietitian, or your family doctor — several pages are designed to be taken to one. There's nothing here on medication, school placement, or how to pursue a diagnosis. It's written for home, not as a classroom curriculum.

Five guides. 105 pages. One download.

Bought separately, the five are $95. Together, $47.

Instant download after checkout, with a permanent link in your confirmation email. Full refund within 30 days, no questions asked — email info@pdfguidepress.net. Personal use; not for resale or redistribution.

This is general information for home use, not an assessment, treatment plan, or professional advice. If daily activities are consistently distressing, speak with your family doctor or an occupational therapist.