Meet Migs in Your Hand — a free calm-down tool

When a big feeling hits, your child's brain sounds an alarm — and the thinking part goes quiet.

That's why "calm down" doesn't work in the moment: they can't yet.

This free printable introduces Migs, the brain's alarm, and turns your own hand into a simple picture of what's happening inside.

It gives kids something they can see and hold — the first step to calming down together.

Inside:

• Meet Migs — a kid-friendly look at the brain's alarm

• A print-and-make hand model you build together

• A quick tip for using it as a family

Made by a Learning Support teacher and mom of three, with 25+ years helping kids and families.

From the book Brainy and the Case of the Frozen Brain