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Lifeland – a safe place to explore emotions
Lifeland is the map of core emotions created by Kay Brophy, a child focused family practitioner who specialises in working with children and families in education settings.
Children are now facing greater emotional pressures than ever before and it's up to us to help them find their way. Our aim is to make talking about all emotions safe through stories and education.
Emotions are different to feelings but they often get confused and mixed up. Emotions are innate to all humans, they are key to our survival yet children often fear and misunderstand them.
We have created resources to help educate children that are fun and easy to use. Our Finding Your Way books and resources are tools to help parents and carers guide children through their emotional world and to help teachers deliver the curriculum through the context of emotional health and well-being.
Having worked therapeutically with children and families in schools for nearly 20 years, Kay identified a need for resources to help educate children about the six core human emotions of sadness, fear, happiness, surprise, anger and disgust.
She collaborated with artist Katy Boys to create a series of beautifully illustrated children’s books set in fictional Lifeland. The books follow six characters who are each struggling to understand their emotions.
The characters take the reader on a journey around Lifeland where, with help from someone they trust, the loveable characters manage to work through their emotions and find a way back to happiness hills. The Lifeland map is at the front of each book to help children visualise the characters journey.
Watch our short video to find out more and meet our founder, Kay
In Homes
All parents want to help their children navigate their emotions - their fears, their sadness. Our bright and colourful books ensure bedtime stories are just as powerful as they are enjoyable. Each book contains notes in the back, to help parents and carers utilise the messages in the story.
In Schools
In addition to the books, we have worked with primary school teachers to create over 315 hours worth of unique lessons plans for reception up to Year 6.
For Homeschooling
The books fit into the national curriculum and link to all main subjects so are a great tool for homeschooling.
In outreach projects & sports in the community
The books and associated materials can be used for mental health awareness projects in youth centres, sports in the community groups etc.
