For
Parents
Hello Parents,
You will find calm, actionable strategies designed to support your child in building empathy, emotional regulation, and healthy relationships, while also offering you space to practice mindfulness and feel more grounded in your role as a parent.
This is your next step. Here you’ll find simple ways to continue nurturing connection and emotional awareness with your child.
Parent Resource Guide
Bring the lessons from the story into everyday moments.
This complimentary guide was created to help you carry what your child is learning through Journey to the Heart’s Garden: Seeds of Friendship into real-life connection and conversation.
Inside, you’ll find therapist-informed tools designed to support emotional awareness, empathy, and healthy relationships.
Inside this guide:
• Daily connection prompts
• Co-regulation scripts
• Gentle role-play scenarios
• Printable Seed reflections
• Repair language for difficult moments
Designed for everyday use, after story time, during bedtime routines, or in emotional moments that call for connection.
No preparation. No pressure. Just simple moments that support connection and growth.
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Journey to the Heart's Garden: Seeds of Friendship
Journey to the Heart's Garden: Seeds of Friendship invites children into a magical adventure where every seed holds the power to grow something beautiful.
Join Malachi and Malik in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, as they discover the
20 Relationship CompetenciesTM -simple yet powerful lessons that help kids nurture themselves, care for others, and celebrate friendship.
Blending wonder with everyday wisdom, this story plants seeds of empathy, resilience, and belonging that bloom as children grow.
A timeless treasure for homes and classrooms, it sparks meaningful conversations while keeping joy and imagination at the heart of learning.
Every relationship begins with understanding and loving yourself.
What seeds will you plant in your heart's garden today?
A beautifully illustrated, therapist-informed children's book that invites young readers into a journey of friendship, emotional growth, and meaningful connection—one they'll return to again and again.
Includes a complimentary Parent Resource Guide that extends the experience beyond the story.
Perfect For
Children ages 5–9
Families and caregivers
Classrooms and educators
School counselors and therapists
Libraries and youth organizations
Social-emotional learning (SEL)
Overview
Set in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Journey to the Heart's Garden: Seeds of Friendship follows Malachi and Malik as they discover the 20 Relationship Competencies™ through kindness, curiosity, and friendship. Through engaging storytelling and beautifully illustrated scenes, children are gently introduced to the foundational relationship skills that help them build empathy, strengthen emotional awareness, and develop healthy connections with others.
When the story ends, the journey continues. Children are invited to return to the beginning and discover one hidden heart on every page, transforming each reading into a new opportunity for observation, conversation, and connection.
Continue the Journey
Designed as a gentle extension of the story, the Parent Resource Guide helps families continue growing together through simple, meaningful moments.
Inside you'll discover:
Conversation prompts
Printable reflection activities
Co-regulation practices
Everyday connection ideas
Role-play scenarios
Practical social-emotional learning tools for home
Trauma-Informed Sessions
For Parents
Parents
Dr. Boyce offers trauma-informed therapy for parents seeking greater emotional awareness, steadiness, and relational clarity within the family system.
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Parents navigating personal stress, trauma, or relational dynamics that influence their parenting and family relationships.
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A parent’s emotional regulation and relational awareness play a critical role in shaping a child’s sense of safety, connection, and development.
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Sessions support parents in strengthening emotional regulation, improving communication within the family, and developing compassionate strategies for navigating parenting challenges.
Co-parents
Dr. Boyce provides trauma-informed therapy to support co-parents navigating the emotional and relational complexities of raising children across households.
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Co-parents seeking to build a cooperative and emotionally stable parenting environment despite past relational conflict or separation.
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Ongoing tension between co-parents can create stress that affects both the parenting relationship and the emotional well-being of children. Strengthening communication and emotional regulation supports greater stability for the entire family.
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Sessions focus on improving communication, strengthening emotional regulation, and developing practical strategies that support collaborative parenting.