Explore Our Programs
Programs and resources designed to empower children directly—and equip the professionals who support them—with the knowledge and tools to help kids navigate stress, build resilience, and thrive both in and outside the classroom.
Kids deserve tools and strategies they can trust to manage stress, build resilience, and thrive. That’s why Stress Busters delivers evidence-based stress management skills directly to kids in grades 4–6 through fun, interactive sessions led by our expert facilitators. Designed to meet kids where they’re at, the program helps them recognize stress, develop healthy coping strategies, and build the confidence to navigate life’s ups and downs—both in and out of the classroom.
In a supportive, peer-based environment, kids learn and practice psychology-informed techniques that strengthen emotional well-being and equip them to handle everyday challenges with confidence.
Our StressLess Booklets are practical, age-specific resources designed to help kids and teens navigate stress with confidence. Perfect for any caring adult to support kids where they live and play, these booklets provide simple, effective strategies to support children’s mental well-being.
Kids Have Stress Too! (KHST) is an evidence-based program that equips educators and child-serving professionals with the knowledge and tools to help children (Preschool to grade 6) manage stress, build resilience, and develop essential social-emotional skills. Grounded in psychological science, KHST provides practical, research-backed strategies to strengthen emotional regulation, foster self-awareness, and support lifelong coping skills.
Curriculum-aligned and rigorously evaluated, KHST offers easy-to-implement lessons and activities that seamlessly integrate into any learning environment. With a focus on real-world application, this program empowers educators and child-serving professionals to create emotionally healthy spaces where children can thrive.
By integrating KHST into classrooms and childcare settings, educators can help children build lifelong coping skills and resilience that enhance their social, emotional, and academic success – laying a solid foundation of mental well-being.
Program Goals
By using KHST, educators can build a resilient, safe, and engaging classroom where children are empowered to tackle life’s challenges with confidence.
The KHST program is designed to:
- Provide educators with psychologically sound classroom resource that’s relevant to emotional health curriculum requirements.
- Help educators create emotionally-healthy classroom environments by providing a series of activities that promote learning, discussion and self-awareness.
- Support educators in fostering stress management, coping and problem solving skills in their students.
What You’ll Discover Inside the KHST Program Guides
- Easy to implement lesson plans designed for seamlessly in-classroom delivery.
- Age-appropriate strategies and activities that help kids understand and manage stress, identify emotions, and build essential social-emotional skills.
- Guidance for educators on recognizing stress responses and supporting children effectively.
- Parent/caregiver engagement tools to extend learning beyond the classroom.
Find the Right KHST Program Guide for the Age Group You Work With!
KHST! Preschool &
Kindergarten
Designed to meet the needs of early childhood educators and kindergarten teachers.
Provides a comprehensive introduction to key aspects of early childhood and brain development. Explores the crucial role caregivers and educators play in helping children learn effective stress-management strategies.
KHST!
Grades 1-3
Designed for elementary school educators and child-serving professionals.
Provides educators with strategies to help create an emotionally-healthy environment in their classroom by promoting self-regulation and effective stress-management skills and strategies.
KHST!
Grades 4-6
Designed for elementary school educators and child-serving professionals.
Provides educators with practical, developmentally appropriate, engaging activities for students aged 9 to 12. This is a resource designed to help you teach children how to manage stress today, and for the rest of their lives.
