The Feelings Detective® Academy
An online membership community that empowers parents, caregivers and professionals to help children become a Feelings Detective®.
You Can Now Access Our Award-Winning Feelings Detective® Curriculum Anywhere, Anytime
For the past eight years, Sunny Kids Shine® have been reducing BIG Feelings through an Evidence- Informed Approach to emotional well-being.
Now, for the very first time, our award-winning Feelings Detective® curriculum is available as an online membership community, giving parents, caregivers, and professionals the opportunity to access training, tools, and ongoing support in their own time, at their own pace.
Whether you are supporting a child experiencing anxiety, emotional dysregulation, school-based difficulties, neurodivergent needs, friendship challenges, or BIG emotions that feel overwhelming, the Feelings Detective® Academy helps you feel more confident, empowered, and equipped with practical strategies and ongoing support that make a real difference.
Children Don’t Need Perfect Adults.
They Need Emotionally Equipped Ones.
We are raising, teaching, and caring for children in a world that no generation has ever had to navigate before. From increasing emotional pressures and online influences to rising anxiety, neurodivergent needs, and growing demands on families and professionals…
Supporting children’s emotional well-being has never felt more important, or more overwhelming.
Many parents, caregivers, and professionals are doing their best while feeling exhausted, emotionally stretched, and still learning how to navigate their own feelings at the same time as supporting children through theirs.
You may recognise moments where you are:
Walking on eggshells around meltdowns or emotional outbursts.
Feeling helpless when anxiety takes over.
Unsure how to support emotional regulation without escalating situations further.
Watching a child struggle with confidence, friendships, or school attendance.
Emotionally drained from constantly fighting to have a child’s needs understood and supported.
Searching for practical strategies that actually work in everyday life.
The truth is, children do not need perfect adults. They need emotionally safe, connected adults who feel supported, informed, and equipped with the tools to respond to BIG feelings in healthy ways.
That is exactly why the Sunny Kids Shine® Feelings Detective® Academy was created.
Children SHINE when adults work together to light the way.
If You Are A Parent Or Caregiver Who Wants To:
Better understand your child’s emotions, support social struggles, reduce emotional overwhelm, and support BIG feelings linked to anger, anxiety, worry and fear. You will learn how to reduce emotional dysregulation, and associated behaviours, responding in ways that truly support confidence, calm and connection through co-regulation.
Or A Professional Who Wants To:
Strengthen their practice through a trauma-informed, neurodivergent-affirming approach that prioritises emotional safety, connection, and understanding. You will learn how to improve emotional well-being support within your setting, reduce escalation, and build stronger, more trusting relationships with children and families through compassionate, child-centred practice.
You Do Not Have To Navigate This Alone
The Feelings Detective® Academy was created so that no parent, caregiver, or professional has to feel unsupported while trying to help children navigate BIG feelings. Become part of a growing community committed to raising emotionally healthy, resilient children through connection, understanding, and evidence-informed support.
Imagine Feeling…
✔ More confident supporting BIG emotions.
✔ Less overwhelmed and emotionally exhausted.
✔ Equipped with practical strategies that actually help.
✔ Connected to a supportive community that understands.
✔ Able to support children without shame, fear, or punishment-based approaches.
✔ Empowered to create emotional safety and resilience that helps children SHINE from the inside out.
Membership Includes
Online training modules.
Downloadable resources and activities.
Emotional regulation tools.
Feelings Detective® strategies.
Ongoing support and guidance.
Exclusive member community access.
New resources and content added monthly.
All accessible in your own time, where ever you are.
The Lasting Impact We Make
Over the past two years, we have supported more than 400 families through our one-to-one and small-group programs. Here are the statistics from feedback received during this period:
Feedback and Testimonials from our Feelings Detective® Curriculum
Frequently Asked Questions
1. How do we access the Feelings Detective® Academy?
Who is the membership for?
Parents and caregivers.
Teachers and school staff.
SEN and inclusion professionals.
Mental health practitioners.
Early years professionals.
Family support workers.
Anyone supporting children with BIG feelings and emotional needs.
3. What age children is the Feelings Detective® Academy suitable for?
Anxiety.
Emotional dysregulation.
Neurodivergent needs.
School-based difficulties.
Friendship and social challenges.
Low self-esteem and emotional overwhelm.
4. How is the programme delivered?
You will receive your own secure login where you can access:
Training modules.
Downloadable resources.
Videos and guidance.
Community support.
New content and updates.
You can work through the content at your own pace, in your own time. You will also have access to a closed Facebook group where you can have your questions answered and post anonymously if preferred.
5. Do I need to complete the training in order?
Is there ongoing support?
Is The approach evidence and trauma-informed?
Our curriculum has been developed, tested, refined, and delivered through direct work with children, families, schools, and professionals across the UK.
Is the Academy Neurodivergent-affirming?
The academy promotes a compassionate, child-centred, and neurodivergent-affirming approach that focuses on understanding emotional needs rather than simply managing behaviours.
Can schools or organisations join?
Yes. The academy can support individual professionals working in schools, and other child related organisations who are wanting to strengthen emotional well-being support.
Please contact us directly to discuss larger team or organisational access options.
Can I cancel my membership?
Take the First Step Towards Helping Your Child Become a Feelings Detective®.
Join the Sunny Kids Shine® Feelings Detective® Academy today and help your child SHINE, equipped with Self-awareness, Healthy habits, Independence, Nurturing Qualities and Emotional Intelligence.

