Every Child Can Learn to Navigate Life’s Challenges—One Small Step at a Time.
Through stories, movement, and practical tools, children develop the mindsets and skills to move through hard moments, regulate emotions, build confidence, help others, and take one small Lulu Step at a time.
Small Steps.
Strong Heart.
Life gives children plenty to navigate.
Every scraped knee.
Every mistake.
Every disappointment.
Every big feeling.
Every setback.
Every hard thing they’re not sure they can do.
These everyday moments give children opportunities to discover what they’re capable of—and develop the skills, confidence, and ways of responding that can support resilience over time.
Because hard doesn’t automatically mean stop.
Children can learn how to navigate forward.
Stay on course.
Reset and return.
Ask for help.
Adapt.
Recover.
Try another way.
Pivot when the path needs to change.
Different moments may need different strategies. The goal is still to keep finding a way forward.
This is what we’re building through Ladybug Run.
Through stories, adventure, movement, and practical tools, children can experience a belief we hope they carry far beyond Lulu’s world:
I can handle hard things—and figure out my way through them.
Run • Reset • Rise.
Story-driven adventures that teach resilience, movement, and emotional strength through Lulu's journey.
A simple, repeatable routine that helps children reset their tide when feelings rise.
A growing collection of printable adventures that help children develop the skills and mindsets to navigate life’s challenges—one small Lulu Step at a time.
The Lulu Compass
Helping families move through everyday challenges—one small step at a time.
The Lulu Compass is the guiding framework behind Ladybug Run. It helps parents see opportunities in everyday challenges and gives children a simple path to move forward with confidence.
Find Your Way Forward
The Lulu Compass gives children a familiar way to navigate everyday challenges—one small step at a time.
MOMENT →
What’s happening?
CONNECT →
You matter.
RESET →
Pause.
Feel.
Check In.
Move.
STEP →
What’s one small
Lulu Step?
RISE
Try again.
Keep going.
The Compass doesn’t choose the path. It helps children learn how to find one.
Start With the Free Lulu Reset Guide
A simple guide to help children reconnect with their bodies, navigate big feelings, and take one small Lulu Step forward.
Because resilience can grow through everyday moments and small acts of courage.
Meet the Founder, Laura
Hi, I'm Laura.
I'm a mom of two boys, a children's author, Registered Nurse, Registered Massage Therapist, Registered Dietitian, and ultra-endurance athlete.
With more than two decades of experience in health and wellness—and the perspective that comes from becoming a mom later in life—I was inspired to create the kinds of tools I wanted for my own family—stories and experiences that help children build resilience, navigate emotions, and grow in confidence.
Through Ladybug Run, I'm creating stories, practical tools, and shared experiences that help children understand their feelings, navigate life's challenges, and keep moving forward with courage.
Because resilience is about learning how to reset, take one small step, and rise strong.
*While I maintain my professional credentials, I am not currently practicing clinically.