Negative Self-Talk Workbook for Kids (Printable)

About this printable

This ADHD Ready workbook or tool is for kids, including kids with ADHD. It is designed to recognize “brain bully” thoughts and practice kinder, encouraging self-talk. There is no single right way to use it. A parent, teacher, counselor, coach, or adult can offer a page as a starting point, while the learner remains part of the conversation.

What is inside

You will find fun activities, reflection exercises, brain-bully thought prompts, positive coping strategies, and confidence-building practice. The activities are meant to make an internal experience easier to notice and talk about. They do not ask a child or adult to be perfect. They create a little room to pause, name what is happening, and consider a next step that feels possible.

Try it this week

When a tough thought appears this week, give it a name, write what it says, and answer with a kinder phrase that still feels believable. Celebrate the effort to notice.

Use the pages in order or return to the prompt that fits the day. A supportive adult can read a question aloud, write for a child, or simply listen. Keep the tone collaborative: parent, teacher, and kid are all doing their best. The goal is a useful moment of practice, not a performance.

Instant digital download. Print at home, at school, or in a session, then keep the pages that are useful within reach.

An adult can draw or write alongside the child, using the child’s own words. Keep the replacement thought believable and warm. The practice is noticing the brain bully, not arguing perfectly with every thought.