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All Learning Adventures Life's Big Moments · Flagship category

Life's Big Moments

The first day, the new sibling, the dentist chair, the first flight — rehearsed gently in a story before it happens for real.

Ages 39 · 11 story worlds

How the story works

The story walks through the real moment, step by step, exactly as the child will experience it — what they will see, hear and feel — and ends with them handling it.

Learning objectives

  • · Confidence
  • · Emotional readiness
  • · Understanding expectations
  • · Resilience
  • · Self-esteem
  • · Independence
  • · Social skills
  • · Big life transitions

Curriculum alignment

  • PSHE
  • Transitions
  • Wellbeing
  • Social & Emotional Learning

Key skills: Emotional readiness, Self-regulation, Independence, Social confidence

What parents get with every story

Discussion questions

  • What part are you most looking forward to?
  • Is there anything that still feels a bit wobbly?
  • What did the hero do when they felt nervous?

Conversation prompts

  • Shall we practise what we'll say on the day, like in the story?
  • Who will be there with you when it happens?

Optional follow-up activity

Read the story again the night before the real event, and pack one small thing from it as a keepsake.

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