Frustration tracker Child’s name: Month/year:

Timing Setting Signs of frustration Outcomes/strategies

What physical or verbal signs How did your child calm down?
• Time of day What was your child doing just
showed that your child was Did either of you try strategies
before the frustration began?
• Day of week getting frustrated? to keep things from escalating?
Who else was there?
• Date Ideas on how to help next time?

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 Charlie 10/2019
Frustration tracker Child’s name: Month/year:

Timing Setting Signs of frustration Outcomes/strategies

What physical or verbal signs How did your child calm down?
• Time of day What was your child doing just
showed that your child was Did either of you try strategies
before the frustration began?
• Day of week getting frustrated? to keep things from escalating?
Who else was there?
• Date Ideas on how to help next time?

• 7:45am Charlie was getting ready for
• Tuesday school and couldn’t find his shoes
• 10/1/2019 or his binder. I was trying to help
Nicky get ready, too.
Charlie stomped up and down
the stairs and shouted at Nicky,
accusing him of moving his things.
I made Nicky wait outside while
we looked for Charlie’s stuff.
Separating the boys helped
a little. Tonight I’ll try to help
Charlie get his school stuff
ready before bedtime.

• 4pm Charlie couldn’t find the sports I heard him tearing apart his We rode in silence while
• Wednesday stuff he needed to take to practice. room, slamming drawers. He Charlie cooled down.
• 10/2/2019 yelled for help. I lost my temper I suggested making a
and threatened to make him checklist to help get stuff
quit the team. ready the night before. He
got tense, used his breathing
strategy, and said “OK.”

• 8:30pm Charlie started doing math Charlie started grunting and Charlie stayed up late playing
• Wednesday homework while Nicky and tugging on his hair. Then he ripped video games and went to
• 10/2/2019 I watched TV. up his worksheet and said math school without finishing his
is stupid and that he hates school. homework. Maybe I should
talk to the teacher again?

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