Children’s Resources

Helping Children Understand and Manage Hyperinsulinism

At the Children’s Hyperinsulinism Charity, we believe that every child deserves to feel confident, informed, and supported. These free resources are designed to help children and young people understand Hyperinsulinism, manage their emotions, and explain their condition to others, with tools that are fun, friendly, and empowering.

Learning about Hyperinsulinism

We are passionate about creating resources that help children and young people with Hyperinsulinism feel confident, informed, and proud to share their story. These tools are designed to support self-advocacy and make it easier to explain Hyperinsulinism to others.

Our Chloe the Rabbit has Hyperinsulinism storybook:

Follow Chloe and find out what it is like to have Hyperinsulinism. Find out about what this means for her day to day; for example blood sugar testing and dealing with hypoglycaemia. Also follow her as she goes to hospital for a controlled fasting test. A fun rhyming story with bold and colourful pictures. Perfect for any children who have Hyperinsulinism or their parents, siblings and peers.

Our Chloe the Rabbit has Hyperinsulinism book was co-produced with Nurse Dotty Books and is provided free in our school packs or can be purchased direct from Amazon.

Our Hyperinsulinism booklets were co-created with children, young adults, and families affected by CHI. Their insights, experiences, and voices have shaped these materials into something truly special, and we’re so grateful for their contributions.

Plus we have CHC /Stickman alert cards, Medic Alert Scheme (Early Start Programme (free for under 10’s or our Discount offer for older children/adults), Sunflower lanyards and CamRARE patient passports – see link below

Explore our resources:

Children and Young Adults Booklets on Hyperinsulinism

My Guide to Hyperinsulinism

Hyperinsulinism Poster

Chloe the Rabbit has Hyperinsulinism Storybook

Alert cards and Lanyards

Emotional Wellbeing:

5 minute Wellbeing Journal: a quick and easy way to help your child develop wellbeing strategies .

Zones of Regulation – a great way to help children manage feelings around hospital appointments and a useful tool in everyday life for children with neurological conditions such as autism or ADHD.

Zones of Regulation 1 pdf – helps your child to recognise feelings and what zone they are in.

Zones of Regulation 2 pdf – helps to give your child of activities and strategies they can use to help them to move into the green zone and feel ok again.

What are the Zones of Regulation?

The Zones of Regulation help children, understand and manage their emotions, sensory needs, and self-regulation skills. The zones categorise emotions and states of alertness into four colour-coded zones, used alongside our zones of regulation choices, we can help children to understand what they can do to help themselves regulate emotions and communicate to those around them, how they are feeling and what they need to help them:

Blue Zone

This zone represents a low state of alertness. Children in the Blue Zone might feel sad, tired, or sick. They may need to calm and regain energy.

Green Zone

The Green Zone represents an optimal state of alertness. Children in this zone are focused, calm, and ready to engage. They feel happy, content, or relaxed.

Orange Zone

Zone: The Orange Zone represents a heightened state of alertness. Children might feel frustrated, anxious, or excited. They need strategies to help them stay in control of their emotions and be supported by choices to try and make them feel better.

Red Zone

This zone signifies an extremely high state of alertness. Children in the Red Zone are overwhelmed by intense emotions such as anger, fear, or panic. They require immediate support to calm down and to be understood.

Celebrating Achievements

Chloe the Rabbit just loves rewarding CHI Superheroes!

Download this certificate and make your child feel like a superstar awarding their achievements, courage, hope and inspiration.

Hyperinsulinism Hero Scheme

Do you know someone who’s made a real difference in the life of a CHI Superhero or HI family?

Whether it’s a CHI Superhero, a supportive sibling, a teaching assistant who goes the extra mile, a dedicated clinician, or a family member who’s always there, we want to celebrate them.

Nominate your HI Hero by emailing us at enquiries@hyperinsulinism.co.uk and telling us why they deserve to be recognised. It could be a small act of kindness or a lifetime of support, every story matters.

Each HI Hero will receive: