Cute illustration of five animal friends, including an elephant, owl, bear, otter, and butterfly, with the words "SENSE friends" below them.

SENSE™️ Friends is a calm, practical community for parents, carers, schools, community partners and professionals who are tired of the same problems repeating.

If you are searching for help with school refusal, school anxiety, after-school meltdowns, child anxiety, emotional dysregulation, neurodivergent parenting, parent-school communication or family stress, SENSE Friends gives you simple support in plain English.

  • morning battles

  • after-school meltdowns or restraint collapse

  • bedtime stress

  • school refusal, school avoidance or attendance worry

  • child anxiety or teen anxiety

  • big emotions

  • shouting, shutdowns or constant conflict

  • screen-time arguments

  • sibling tension

  • parent guilt

  • People are not failing.

When the same problems keep happening, people need more than advice

SENSE Friends is for people and settings facing repeated emotional pressure points.

That might look like:

  • families feeling judged or misunderstood

  • school and home feeling disconnected

  • staff unsure what to say when emotions are high

  • parent-school communication becoming tense

  • pastoral teams holding the same issues again and again

  • community groups seeing families struggle but not knowing how to help

  • wondering, “Why does this keep happening?”

Children are not broken.

Parents, carers, staff and communities may just need calmer language, clearer patterns and practical support.

What is SENSE™️ Friends?

SENSE Friends is a warm community for people who want simple, real-life support with big emotions, family pressure, school stress and repeated hard moments.

It is for:

  • parents and carers

  • families

  • schools and MATs

  • SENDCos, pastoral leads and inclusion teams

  • community groups

  • family support workers

  • local organisations

  • professionals who support children, young people or families

SENSE Friends helps people understand what is happening underneath behaviour, pressure and conflict, then find calmer ways through.

No shame. No perfect parenting. No blame. No complicated jargon.

Just practical emotional safety support people can use in real life.

A colorful illustration of five cute animals standing in a row, each representing a different positive trait. From left to right: an elephant with glasses and a hoodie labeled 'Steady,' an owl with glasses and a book labeled 'Echo,' a bear holding a mug labeled 'Nurture,' a beaver wearing a beanie and a floaty labeled 'Ripple,' and a butterfly with a pot labeled 'Sprout.' The words 'SENSE friends' are at the top with each trait's name and description below.

What you get inside the community

As a SENSE Friends member, you get:

  • simple weekly prompts

  • practical scripts for parents, carers and professionals

  • hot window support for repeated hard moments

  • calm explanations of behaviour and emotions

  • support around school stress and communication

  • space to reflect without judgement

  • ideas for repair after difficult moments

  • tools for transitions, mornings, bedtime, school pressure and after-school overwhelm

  • shared language that can travel between home, school and community

  • a community of people who understand

Investment

£9 per month

A low-cost monthly space for parents and carers who want practical support, clearer language and calmer ways through the moments that keep repeating.

How to join

You do not need the perfect words, a diagnosis or the whole story mapped out.

Just begin with one sentence:

“The moment that feels hardest right now is…”

  1. Email Naomi

    Send “SENSE Friends” to hello@thehrologist.co.uk.

  2. Receive the joining details

    You’ll be sent the next steps for joining at £9 per month.