Free Guides
Every guide is free, printable, and written in plain language. Pick the one that matches the hardest thing this week — read it now, print it for the fridge, or save it to your phone.
Every guide on this page is free forever. No card, no trial, no upsell to read it. We ask for your email once so we can send you a copy.
1-page printable
5 Steps to Calm
A 1-page printable. Exact words to say and do when your child is melting down.
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Meltdown Response Guide
4 pages — minute-by-minute steps, calm scripts, what NOT to say, and repair prompts.
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Free Behavior Tracker
A printable tracker to write down what happened before, during, and after — so patterns show up.
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Daily Tools Bundle
Daily accomplishment tracker, journal, and reward chart — 3 printables for small wins.
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Speech Starter Kit
For late talkers — a 7-day talk-more plan plus a stage-based communication checker.
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ADHD Overeating Guide
Why your ADHD kid can't stop eating — and 3 calm strategies you can start tonight.
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Vacation Meltdown Survival Guide
Plan the trip, hold the transitions, and protect the good moments — without the meltdowns.
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Calm Parent, Calm Child
The one shift that lowers the whole house. A short guide for the parent first.
Open guideFree forever · the paid Map is a separate thing
This page is free forever. You get every printable guide on this page, yours forever.
The Behavior Struggle Map ($97) is the full version. Here is what it adds:
- Turns 4 to 6 of the sequence: matched scripts, practice, documentation
- 13 kits organised by the hard moment
- The plan you hand to the school
The Bright Steps Behavior GPS Sequence
Six turns, always in this order. You are on the free part right now.
- Turn 1 — Calm the grown-up firstFree foreverPlay the 60-second Stop the Yelling script and say the words out loud.
- 2Turn 2 — Spot the clueFree foreverYou are hereWrite down what happened right before, during, and after — one line each.
- 3Turn 3 — Decode what the behavior is asking forFree foreverAnswer 3 questions and get the need behind tonight's hardest moment.
- Turn 4 — Run the matched scriptIn the MapUse the exact words written for that need, that age, and that moment.
- Turn 5 — Practice it — I Do / We Do / You DoIn the MapModel it, try it together, then let your child do it alone.
- Turn 6 — Document it and hand it overIn the MapTurn the log into a plan the school, sitter, and grandparents can follow.
IEP Daily Living Transitions Guides
Step-by-step picture routines for the hardest parts of the day — shower, morning, bedtime, brushing teeth, mealtime, getting dressed, and leaving the house. Print, laminate, and stick on the wall.
- Shower Steps
- Brushing Teeth
- Make My Bed
- Put On My Shoes
- Morning Routine
- Bedtime Routine
- Mealtime
- Getting Dressed
- Leaving the House
Perfect for IEP teams
Use these visuals to support daily living IEP goals at home and in the classroom.
Turns 4 to 6 · the only paid thing we sell
The Behavior Struggle Map — the plan you hand to the school.
The free guides above stay free forever. The Map is what comes after: matched scripts for your child’s decoded need, the I Do / We Do / You Do practice, and the documented plan for school, sitters, and grandparents. 122 pieces across 13 kits. One price, one time.
See the MapBright Steps provides parent support and educational planning tools only and does not replace professional educational, medical, or mental-health advice.