Visual timer (Time Timer style)
Red disc shrinks as time passes. Classroom and OT favorite.
Why this helps
Use during transitions — screens off, leaving the park, bedtime.
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Bedtime shouldn't take 2 hours.
The tools that turn bedtime from negotiation into routine — sleep training clocks, weighted blankets, sound machines.
I help parents of kids who melt down stop the explosion and get the next steps in under 10 minutes — without yelling, guessing, or waiting on the school.
Free downloadDoes this sound like your house?
- Bedtime starts at 7:30 and you're still fighting at 9:30.
- Out of bed. One more drink. One more question.
- You go to sleep angry and wake up tired.
If nothing changes: Every extra night like this costs you two hours you never get back.
You get a 5-step bedtime script you can run tonight. Get it free below — it takes one step.
Step 1 — Free
Free bedtime battles guide (1 page, print it tonight)
Spot the clue. Stop it calmly. Support the next time.
Free peek — try this first
- 1.Step 1: Set a visual bedtime cue (clock or light) — same time every night.
2 more steps locked
Step 2 — Answer 5 quick questions and I'll build your child's own bedtime battles plan, free.
Build my free plan (2 min)Built for school, too
We write the school documentation your child's team needs before they will give services.
School documentation = the written, dated paperwork a school acts on. Four pieces:
- Incident log — dated notes of what happened and what set it off
- Pattern summary — the trigger behind the behavior, in school language
- Home support plan — the steps that work at home, written for the teacher
- Request letter — asks the school for an evaluation or supports — they must answer
Schools move when there is paper. Most parents ask and wait. You will walk in with documentation.
Sound familiar?
You're not failing. You just don't have the words yet.
The hitting. The screaming. The 45-minute bedtime fight. The school that says "wait and see." Here is what changes — tonight, this week, and at school.
In the next 10 minutes
Right now
Screaming, crying, doors slamming. You yell. Then you feel awful.
After Behavior GPS
You read 3 short lines out loud and the meltdown winds down — most parents say the first one is calmer within about 10 minutes
Within 7 days
Right now
It happens again. Same fight. You still don't know why.
After Behavior GPS
After 5–7 logged moments you can name the top trigger and the time of day it hits — so you head it off before it blows up
By your next school meeting
Right now
"He's fine here." No help. No plan. Another year lost.
After Behavior GPS
You walk in with 4 written documents — incident log, pattern summary, home support plan, and request letter — and ask for services in writing
Built for school, too
We write the school documentation your child's team needs before they will give services.
School documentation = the written, dated paperwork a school acts on. Four pieces:
- Incident log — dated notes of what happened and what set it off
- Pattern summary — the trigger behind the behavior, in school language
- Home support plan — the steps that work at home, written for the teacher
- Request letter — asks the school for an evaluation or supports — they must answer
Schools move when there is paper. Most parents ask and wait. You will walk in with documentation.
Get my documentation planWhy these tools help
Bedtime battles aren't about defiance. They're about a body that can't shift gears. Visual and sensory tools tell the body what words can't.
Parent-tested tools for this moment
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Visual schedule cards
Pictures of the day. Less nagging, more flow.
Why this helps
Post on the fridge. Walk through it every morning.
Kids' sleep training clock
Green light = up. Red = stay in bed. Sound machine too.
Why this helps
Bedtime that doesn't require negotiation.
Ready-to-rise toddler clock
Friendly face turns green when it's okay to get out of bed.
Why this helps
For early-rising toddlers and preschoolers.
Tools help. A plan changes everything.
Build my free plan (2 min)Other hard moments
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