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"They Only Act Like This At School" Tracker

Seven days of notes and the pattern shows up — bring it to the meeting and they can't say you didn't.

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Free "they only act like this at school" tracker guide (1 page, print it tonight)

Spot the clue. Stop it calmly. Support the next time.

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  1. 1.Step 1 — Print the chart and keep one pen with it. Same spot every day.
  2. 2.Step 2 — After each hard moment, write the time and what happened in the 10 minutes before.
  3. 3.Step 3 — Write what you did and how long it lasted. Facts only, no feelings.
  4. 4.Step 4 — On day 7, circle anything that repeats — same hour, same demand, same room.
  5. 5.Step 5 — Change one thing about that repeat. One change, one week.

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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.

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  • About 50 minutes, start to finish
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Free tools help in the moment. The 122-piece Behavior Struggle Map gives you the step-by-step route from the hard moment to calm — built for your child.

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122 pieces — the full Behavior Struggle Map

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122 pieces in 13 kits

  • Tonight's Script — word for word
  • Meltdown Emergency Card (print it now)
  • Behavior Tracker: spot it, stop it, support it, solve it
  • School-ready summary for the teacher or IEP team
  • + 118 more pages, cards and letters
Get 122 pieces for $97 — $197

13 kits · 122 ready-to-print pieces · was $197

What your $97 gets you

Every kit solves one hard part of your day. Nothing to build — open it, print it, use it.

Updated: Teen & Young Adult Tools, Bedtime Battles, and Angry Mornings are included.

  1. Kit 1 · 10 pieces

    Tonight — relief in 10 minutes

  2. Kit 2 · 10 pieces

    Spot the Clue

  3. Kit 3 · 12 pieces

    Daily Rhythm

  4. Kit 4 · 10 pieces

    Calm Tools

  5. Kit 5 · 10 pieces

    School Paper Trail

  6. Kit 6 · 10 pieces

    Meeting Day (IEP / 504)

  7. Kit 7 · 8 pieces

    Track & Prove

  8. Kit 8 · 8 pieces

    Slow Processing & Wait Time

  9. Kit 9 · 12 pieces

    Big Behaviors by Type

  10. Kit 10 · 10 pieces

    Kid-Facing Printables

  11. Kit 11 · 10 pieces

    Teen & Young Adult Tools

  12. Kit 12 · 6 pieces

    Parent Care

  13. Kit 13 · 6 pieces

    Life Disruptions

How you use it

  1. Step 1 — Open tonight's kit: Pick the struggle you are in right now. Read the script out loud. Relief in about 10 minutes.
  2. Step 2 — Print the calm cards: Put them on the fridge and in your bag so anyone with your child knows the same 3 steps.
  3. Step 3 — Log what you saw: One line a day on the log page. In a week you can see the pattern behind the behavior.
  4. Step 4 — Hand the school the plan: Print the school summary and the letter. You walk in with facts, not a story.

How this solves your problem: the yelling and the meltdowns keep repeating because no one has named the clue behind them. The Map names the clue, gives you the words for the moment, and turns what happens at home into the documented plan the school will act on.

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