Make school drop-off feel more manageable—for you and your child.

The School Drop-Off Confidence Kit gives parents and caregivers practical strategies and printable tools to help children manage separation, big emotions and challenging school transitions.

Created by Michelle McVittie, a parenting coach and child life specialist with more than two decades of experience in child and youth mental health, this bundle helps you understand what may be behind your child’s anxiety, resistance or behaviour—and respond with greater confidence.

DESIGNED FOR:

Parents and caregivers of children in daycare through age eleven.

Younger children can use the picture-based cards and visual routines with adult support. Older children can read and use the coping tools more independently.

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE:

• A detailed parent school drop-off guide
• Strategies for preparing your child before school
• Guidance for calm, confident and consistent goodbyes
• Ideas for working collaboratively with your child’s school
• Picture-based coping cards
• Break cards
• Affirmation cards for younger children
• Coping and affirmation cards for older children
• Printable lunchbox love notes
• Morning routine checklists
• Backpack checklist
• To Do/Did It visual routine charts
• Bonus after-school reset routine

USE THESE TOOLS TO:

• Make mornings more predictable
• Prepare your child for what will happen next
• Help your child remember coping strategies
• Build confidence without dismissing difficult feelings
• Encourage age-appropriate independence
• Create a consistent plan for school mornings
• Support reconnection and regulation after school

PLEASE NOTE:

This is a digital download. No physical product will be mailed.

You will need access to a printer. For longer-lasting cards and routine charts, consider printing on cardstock or laminating the pages.

Colours may vary slightly depending on your printer and screen settings.

FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY:

Your purchase is for use within your immediate family. These files may not be shared, copied, resold, redistributed or used commercially.

ABOUT MICHELLE:

Michelle McVittie is a parenting coach and child life specialist with more than two decades of experience supporting children, teens and families through behaviour, anxiety, emotional regulation and difficult transitions.

Learn more at www.momthemanager.ca.