Because peace during the holidays shouldn’t feel impossible.
From the team at Healing Complex Kids — where families move from surviving to thriving.
If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone.
Between family gatherings, loud environments, and disrupted routines, the holidays can feel overwhelming — especially when your child has sensory or regulation challenges.
That’s why we created the Holiday Peace Guide for Special Needs Families — your practical, heart-centered roadmap for peaceful visits, smoother transitions, and more meaningful moments this season.
Ready-to-send scripts for reaching out to family ahead of time — so expectations are clear and everyone feels supported.
Regulation checklist for calm travel, smooth transitions, and sensory balance.
Child prep tools including preview phrases, visual checklists, and social story templates.
Parent prep reminders to help you stay grounded and confident in any setting.
Encouragement note from one parent to another — because you’re doing beautifully, even when it’s hard.

How to prepare your child for new environments
Simple scripts to advocate with grace
How to create calm spaces anywhere you go
What to pack to prevent sensory overload
Gentle ways to lead your family through the season
This isn’t just another checklist — it’s a peace plan written by parents who’ve lived it.
Parents of children with autism, ADHD, or sensory processing challenges.
Caregivers navigating family gatherings, travel, or holiday transitions.
Teachers, therapists, and advocates who support neurodiverse families.

Peaceful visits aren’t luck — they’re planned. When we prepare intentionally, our kids feel safer and we feel calmer, too.
You don’t need to “just hope it goes well.”
There are tools that make holidays easier — and families breathe again when they use them.
Start with the Holiday Peace Guide.
Then when you're ready for a plan that supports your whole family, we’ll take the next step together.
With hope,
Julie
Co-Founder, Healing Complex Kids