Start With Sorry – Tools to Support Healing and Connection
Explore our free tools designed to bring apology into homes, schools, and workplaces. These resources are based on real science and made to be easy, practical, and powerful for families, educators, and leaders everywhere.
🏠 Start With Sorry – Home Lessons for Families
A little “sorry” can make a big difference.
These free, home lessons are designed to help your family grow stronger by learning how to say sorry, make things right, and connect with kindness.
Each download includes fun activities, simple conversations, and powerful tools to teach values like Respect, Forgiveness, Responsibility, Empathy, Courage and Humility. Whether your kids are little or teenagers, these lessons are perfect for all families.
Build a home where everyone feels safe to speak up, own their mistakes, and grow together—one small “sorry” at a time.
Download your free lessons and start today!
🎁 Bonus Tools
This free download includes all the tools you need to bring Start With Sorry into your home or classroom. Inside, you'll find:
- 📌 Connection Cards
- ⏱️ 5-Minute Connection Rituals
- 🗣️ 20 Parent-Child Conversation Starters
- 📝 Parent Apology Script
- 🧠 Parenting Style Quiz
🎓 Start With Sorry at School
Free SEL Lessons for Classrooms & Homeschooling
Helping kids grow kind, confident, and connected—one “sorry” at a time.
Start With Sorry offers free, ready-to-use resources that help students learn how to repair relationships, take responsibility, and build emotional safety in the classroom or at home.
These engaging lessons include fun activities, reflection prompts, discussion starters, and practical tools that teachers and homeschooling families can use to create a culture of kindness, courage, and connection.
Download your free School Lesson Pack and Start With Sorry today!
🏢 Start With Sorry at Work – Repair Cards for Teams & Leaders
Our printable Repair Cards are made for real teams—helping coworkers take ownership, reduce friction, and build a culture of emotional safety and accountability.
📋 What You’ll Get
- ✅ 51 printable apology prompts grouped by theme: self-awareness, listening, teamwork repair, and more
- ✅ Designed for real-life work environments
- ✅ A workplace culture tool that encourages courage, humility, and healthy communication
- ✅ Easy to use in staff rooms, leadership toolkits, team meetings, or HR initiatives
💡 Why Use Repair Cards?
Even in the best teams, things get tense. Deadlines are missed, tones are sharp, and people feel misunderstood. That’s where these prompts come in.
Start With Sorry cards are simple, ready-to-use prompts that help coworkers take ownership, say sorry, and make things right—without awkwardness or overthinking. They're designed for real workplaces, real people, and real change.
👥 Perfect For
- Managers & Team Leaders
- HR Professionals
- Culture Builders
- Any workplace that values people over pride
Download Your Free Pack Below
Just post or pass around—and start creating a culture where people own their impact and know how to repair it.
🧭 Not Sure Where to Start?
- For families: Use the Home Lesson Packs
- For educators: Try the School Kits
- For teams: Download the Repair Cards
- For everyone: Take the Apology Quotient Quiz
If you need support choosing resources or want to adapt them to your group, we’re happy to help.
📩 Contact us: info@startwithsorry.org
✅ Build Stronger Families—One “Sorry” at a Time
Free Weekly 20-Minute Home Lessons for Connection, Growth, and Repair
At Start With Sorry, we believe that an apology is just the beginning—not the end—of strong relationships. What comes after "I'm sorry" matters just as much.
That’s why we’ve created free weekly lessons designed to help families grow closer, repair well, and raise emotionally healthy kids and teens. These simple, 20-minute sessions are perfect to use around the dinner table, after a meal, or whenever your family is gathered together.
Each lesson focuses on real-life character-building topics. You’ll get one engaging topic per week, paired with a fun activity that sparks conversation, learning, and lasting connection.
Whether you have little ones, teenagers, or both, these lessons are a meaningful way to invest in your family all year long.
Subscribe now to receive your free weekly lessons—straight to your inbox. Grow a family culture of compassion, responsibility, and joy—one week at a time.