Offering support · 7 free tools
Support Without Taking Over
Understand the help your child wants and offer support you can realistically sustain.
Offering support
Support your child, then check the resources and limits around that support.
Understand and support your child
Understand the problem
Start with their experience and explain why you are asking.
Stand beside them
Protect their voice while you check the facts.
Make room for difficulty
Acknowledge the feeling and notice useful effort.
Make the support possible
Find a way forward
Look for people, information, and practical help.
Check what you can offer
Choose the smallest support you can sustain.
Choose a tool that fits this moment. You can use one tool on its own; the map is not a sequence you need to complete.
Choose a tool on the map
Start with the help you need.
My child is having a hard time. What help would be useful?
The map groups tools by purpose. Read the short description and choose one; its instructions, examples, and free worksheet will open here.
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