Empowered Kids
Greater self-awareness, confidence, and emotional resilience.
Lit LiberationConnectCalmer Minds. Braver Worlds.
Turning Stories
Into Strength.
Story-based SEL, DBT-informed skills, and resilience tools that help children recognize big feelings, build coping skills, and make braver choices.
Braver Choices
Tools to navigate big feelings and real-life challenges.
Brighter Tomorrows
Stronger schools, healthier communities, and more compassionate futures.
Our Approach
Developmentally grounded.
Real-world ready.
Lit Liberation uses high-quality children’s literature to make emotional learning feel meaningful, memorable, and immediately usable.
Stories
Children see themselves, one another, and new possibilities through books that invite reflection.
Skills
SEL, DBT-informed, and resilience practices are broken into clear, child-friendly steps.
Strength
Practice helps children carry these tools into friendships, classrooms, and everyday life.
How it works
Three ways children build strength.
Together, these skills help children feel capable, connected, and ready to learn.
SEL skills
Help children name emotions, understand others, build relationships, and make thoughtful choices.
DBT-informed skills
Give children practical, age-appropriate tools to pause, notice what is happening, calm their bodies, cope with big feelings, and communicate their needs.
Classroom skill-building—not therapy.Resilience skills
Help children draw on coping tools, supportive relationships, positive emotions, and purpose when life feels challenging.
Our Curriculum
Find your starting place.
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Lit Liberation Junior
Ages 2–8
Playful story experiences that help young children name emotions, build coping tools, and connect with others.
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Pre-K Curriculum
Available now
Stories and simple tools that build emotional awareness, kindness, confidence, and early self-regulation.
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Kindergarten Curriculum
Available now
Growing self-control, empathy, and problem-solving through the power of story.
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Grades 1–2
In development
Expanded skills for a more compassionate, confident next chapter.
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Bring stories and skills to your classroom community.
Whether you are looking for facilitator-led sessions, curriculum resources, or professional learning, we’ll create a thoughtful path that fits your children and educators.
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