The Friendship Toolkit

We made it for children ages 3 to 9. You know your child best, so you do not have to use all of it at once. Start with the pages that match what is happening right now, like a first week at a new school or a falling-out with a close friend, and come back to the rest as your child is ready.

It is meant to be done with your child, not handed over. Print a page, sit down together, read the story or work through the activity, and let the conversation come. A few minutes at a time works better than one long sitting.

Often, yes, because it does not put them on the spot. Instead of asking your child to talk about a hard day head-on, you do an activity or read a story together, and the words come out sideways. Pick a page about something they are curious about, keep it light, and let them lead.

Most likely, because this does not rest on one talk going well. You get small pieces you can return to: a worksheet before a playdate, a game about good friends, an assertive-voice activity ready for the next real moment. The repetition is what makes it stick.

That is okay. The toolkit is more than coloring pages. It uses stories, games, activities, and worksheets, so you can pick what fits your child and skip what does not.

That is a normal part of learning friendship, and this toolkit is built for it too. Children are still working out empathy, sharing, and repair, and the stories and activities help them see a friend’s side and practice making things right, without being labeled the bad guy.

There is some overlap, because friendships often play out at school. The School Toolkit is about the whole school experience, including separation, big feelings, and using a strong voice in the classroom. The Friendship Toolkit goes deeper on friendship itself: making friends, repairing them, spotting red flags, and knowing who a trusted friend is. The two are designed to work well together.

Most free printables are a single page on one idea, like a be-a-good-friend coloring sheet. This is 50 pages covering the whole picture, from making a first friend to standing up for themselves and spotting an unsafe friendship, in one place, with parent guidance and a do-it-together structure, created by a psychotherapist and a team of child-development experts. You are paying for the sequence and the guidance, not just the pages.

Yes. We made it with neurodivergent children in mind. The visuals, stories, games, and activities give children more than one way to understand and revisit each idea, which helps when social rules do not come automatically.

The toolkit is licensed to the registered user and their household for personal, non-commercial use. Files must not be shared, distributed, or copied for other households or classrooms.

It is designed to be printed. Print the pages you want as many times as your household needs them. You can read some pages on a screen, but the worksheets, games, and coloring pages work best on paper, where your child can write on them, color them, and come back to them.

It is one combined PDF you download and print at home. The pages are sized for US Letter and scale nicely to A4 if you need it. It is designed in color, but everything holds up in black and white too. You can use it on a screen, though it is built to be printed and worked through together on paper.

Your purchase is handled through the Nurtured First checkout, and your printable download is available right after, with your order and receipt saved in your account.

No. It is educational support for friendship conversations between you and your child. It does not replace therapy, medical care, a school’s guidance, or advice from a qualified professional.

Because this is a digital printable toolkit, sales are final and cannot be returned or refunded. If you bought the wrong toolkit, contact us within 24 hours of purchase and before downloading. If you have trouble accessing the file, contact support@nurturedfirst.com and we will help. Read the full refund policy on the Refund Policy page.