How to Guide Your Child's Emotional Journey: Exploring The Galaxy Guide to Running My Rocket
A Neuroaffirming Approach to Emotional Development
Emotions are a natural and important part of every child's experience. Supporting children to recognise, understand, and respond to their emotions in a way that honours their individual neurotype is key to developing lifelong emotional well-being.
Ready Rocket Resources has created The Galaxy Guide to Running My Rocket, a neuroaffirming and engaging emotions pack that supports both bottom-up (body-based) and top-down (thinking-based) processing of emotions. This thoughtfully designed resource includes a picture book, a strategy activity book, and an optional Activity Tracker.
Meet the Galaxy and the Ready Regulators
At the core of this resource is the picture book, which invites children to explore emotions through metaphor and play. Children are introduced to the Ready Regulators, Robbie, Remi, Ruby, and Richie, who guide them through a galaxy filled with planets that represent different emotional states.
- Planet Crash, times when children feel overwhelmed and shut down.
- Planet Fizz, high-energy emotions, like excitement or restlessness.
- Planet Sigh, sadness, or when feeling relaxed or peaceful.
- Planet Zing, joy and curiosity, whilst normalising that we do not spend all our time here.
- Planet Zonk, the centre of the galaxy, representing internal needs like hunger, tiredness, and sensory comfort.
Children are not told how to feel or behave; rather, they are guided to notice, name, and explore their experience in a safe, non-judgemental way.
Charging Challenges: Practical Regulation That Respects Neurodiversity
Alongside the picture book is The Charging Challenges, a collection of over 100 affirming, child-friendly strategies designed to help children build their regulation toolkit. These include co-regulation strategies, breathing techniques, whole-body movement, and cognitive activities. The flexibility of this structure means children can explore and choose the strategies that feel right for their body and brain.
Children are not told how to feel or behave. They are guided to notice, name, and explore their experience, in a safe, non-judgemental way that honours every neurotype.
The Galaxy Guide to Running My Rocket
A therapist-designed book pack for children ages 5–12. Practical strategies, neuroaffirming language, and over 100 regulation activities.
Explore the books →Whether you are a therapist, working in a school, or supporting a child at home, there is something below for you.
Ready Rocket Therapy Program License
A complete, session-ready emotional regulation program for 1:1 and group work. Neurodivergent-affirming, shame-free, and built for the therapy room.
Ready Rocket School Learning Program
A structured emotional regulation program for the classroom. Available for children ages 3 to 7, designed for early childhood and primary settings.
Support Your Child at Home
Books, activity packs, and workshops to support your child's emotional regulation at home. For parents and caregivers of children aged 3 to 12.
