Developmental in Action

Bringing children's development to life through stories, play and everyday experiences.
Development in Action showcases the resources that make up the MindfulMama Development Pathway. From storybooks and feelings cards to journals, classroom activities and parent guides, each resource has been carefully designed to help children develop emotional understanding, self-awareness, sensory awareness and emotional regulation through meaningful, everyday learning experiences.
Feelings Cards
A collection of Feelings Cards created to support children's developing emotional awareness and understanding.
The cards are available in two developmental stages, allowing the resource to grow alongside the child's developing understanding. Each collection uses carefully matched language, characters and emotional concepts appropriate to its stage.
Each set comes with a supporting parent and educator guide to help adults get the most from the cards at home or within an early-years setting.
Developmentally matched resources for helping children explore and talk about feelings.




A collection of guided journals created to support children at different stages of their emotional and developmental journey.
Each journal uses age-appropriate activities to help children explore their emotions, experiences and developing understanding in ways that reflect where they are developmentally.
Designed to grow with the child, the journals provide a supportive space for children to explore more about themselves at their own pace.
Developmentally matched support for growing emotional understanding and self-awareness.
Development journals


Story Books
A collection of storybooks created for children aged 2–7, exploring emotions, behaviour and development through relatable characters, engaging stories and familiar everyday experiences.
Each series follows a different stage of the MindfulMama Development Pathway, providing stories that reflect the different areas of understanding children are developing as they grow.
Stories designed to help children explore their experiences in a way that makes sense to them.


A reusable A4 Feelings Thermometer created to support young children as they begin to notice, recognise and communicate their changing emotions.Children can choose from a selection of interchangeable MindfulMama dog characters, making the resource personal, visual and engaging.Designed for use at home or in early-years settings, the Feelings Thermometer comes with a supporting parent and educator guide to help adults get the most from the resource.
A simple visual tool for supporting emotional awareness as it develops.
Feelings Thermometer

