Anger • Worry • Hope • Confidence • Calm
They need to learn how it's done.
The Bunny Coping Skills Toolkit is a thoughtfully designed, research-informed resource that helps children build practical, usable coping skills across five core emotional domains:
Anger
Worry
Hope
Confidence
Calm
Created for use in clinical, educational, and home settings, this toolkit translates evidence-based strategies into engaging, developmentally appropriate tools that children can actually understand and apply.
This is not just a collection of coping activities…
It is informed by:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy principles (thought–feeling–behavior connection)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills (distress tolerance, emotional regulation, mindfulness)
Social-emotional learning frameworks
Trauma-informed care principles aligned with Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Each section is intentionally structured to support:
Emotional awareness
Body-based recognition
Skill development
Practice and generalization
(Clinicians, you won't want to miss the Bunny Feelings with DBT, which you'll see in the image to the right, and you can find HERE!)
This toolkit was built for flexibility across environments:
Individual therapy
Group counseling
School-based mental health
Early childhood and elementary interventions
SEL instruction
Classroom calm-down corners
Tier 1–3 behavioral supports
Daily emotional check-ins
Co-regulation routines
Caregiver-guided skill building
✔ Identify and name emotions
✔ Understand body signals connected to feelings
✔ Use coping strategies in the moment
✔ Build frustration tolerance and emotional flexibility
✔ Develop internal language for self-regulation
A comprehensive, easy-to-use set of tools covering:
Recognizing escalation
Safe ways to release energy
Calming strategies that actually work
Identifying anxious thoughts
Grounding and reassurance strategies
Building a sense of safety
Reframing challenges
Building resilience
Encouraging future-oriented thinking
Strength identification
Positive self-talk
Building competence through small wins
Breathing and relaxation tools
Sensory-based regulation
Mindfulness for kids
Children engage more deeply when learning feels:
Safe
Predictable
Non-threatening
The Bunny Coping Skills Toolkit:
Externalizes emotions to reduce shame
Uses consistent visuals for easier recall
Supports repetition through play-based learning
Encourages independence while supporting co-regulation
No prep. No waiting.
Download, print, and begin using immediately in:
Sessions
Classrooms
Home routines
The Bunny Coping Skills Toolkit is a research-based educational resource designed to support emotional development and skill-building.
It does not replace professional mental health treatment or individualized clinical care.
If you’re looking for a resource that is:
Evidence-informed
Engaging and child-friendly
Practical across settings
The Bunny Coping Skills Toolkit is ready to support the children you work with… today.
You've got questions. We've got answers.
Yes… because it is:
Visual
Concrete
Interactive
Designed specifically for children who struggle with abstract concepts.
Not at all…
It is intentionally simplified without losing clinical integrity, making it:
Accessible for children
Useful for clinicians
Easy to integrate into treatment plans
With consistent use, children demonstrate:
Increased emotional vocabulary
Improved self-regulation skills
Reduced intensity of emotional outbursts
Greater confidence in managing difficult feelings
Increased ability to generalize skills across environments
Child therapists and counselors
School social workers and psychologists
Teachers and SEL coordinators
Parents and caregivers