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
Get all the essential tools you need to bring Start With Sorry into your home or classroom—absolutely free. 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
These resources are made for real teams—helping coworkers take ownership, reduce friction, and build a culture of emotional safety, accountability, and productivity excelling to new heights.
📋 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 Apology is a Game-Changer at Work
Big problems rarely break teams—small, unrepaired moments do:
- A sharp-sounding email
- A meeting where someone felt ignored
- A decision that left a teammate out
When left alone, these moments chip away at trust, slow down ideas, and hurt teamwork.
But when leaders and teams know how to fix things fast:
- Innovation grows – People share ideas without fear.
- Retention rises – People stay where they feel valued.
- Trust strengthens – Teams move forward, together.
Apology isn’t weakness. It’s how winning workplaces stay strong.
👥 Perfect For
- Managers & Team Leaders
- HR Professionals
- Culture Builders
- Any workplace that values people over pride
Download Your Free Pack Below
🧭 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
Boosted support to Strengthen Families.
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 lessons 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.