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🧭 Decode the Need

Sensory, escape, attention, or tangible.

This classroom is the practice. You learn the move and try it at home. The Behavior Struggle Map is the separate paperwork — the filled-in logs, letters, and plan for the school. We do not repeat it here.

Tonight’s goal: You stop asking "why are they like this" and start knowing what they need.

14 min0/2 lessons doneBadge: Need Decoder

What you walk away with

A one-line need statement for your child's hardest behavior.

Session 1 of 2 · 8 min

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The 4 needs behind every behavior

Every behavior is asking for one of four things. Once you know which, the fix gets simple.

On the board tonight

  1. 1Ask — did they get OUT of something? That is escape.
  2. 2Did they get YOU? That is connection or attention.
  3. 3Did they get a thing? That is tangible.
  4. 4Did their body settle or wake up? That is sensory.

Round 1

I DoWatch first

I decode four real behaviors so you hear the thinking out loud.

Round 2

We DoPractice together

We decode yours together in the classroom thread.

Round 3

You DoTry it solo

You write one need statement for your child.

Homework · This week

Finish this line: "When ___ happens, my child is asking for ___."

Session 2 of 2 · 6 min

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Same behavior, different need

Hitting at 7am and hitting at 7pm are usually two different needs.

On the board tonight

  1. 1Split your log by time of day.
  2. 2Decode each time block on its own.
  3. 3Write two need statements if the needs differ.
  4. 4Match a different support to each one.

Round 1

I DoWatch first

I show a morning need next to a bedtime need for the same child.

Round 2

We DoPractice together

We split your log together on the live call.

Round 3

You DoTry it solo

You write a morning plan and a night plan.

Homework · This week

Pick your hardest time of day. Decode only that one.

Next turn

Turn 4: Tonight's Script

Word-for-word what to say in the moment.

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