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

• 4pm Charlie couldn’t find the sports stuff I heard him tearing apart his room, We rode in silence while
• Wednesday he needed to take to practice. slamming drawers. He yelled Charlie cooled down. I
• 10/2/2019 for help. I lost my temper and suggested making a checklist
threatened to make him quit the to help get stuff ready the
team. 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 I tugging on his hair. Then he ripped video games and went to
• 10/2/2019 watched TV. up his worksheet and said math is school without finishing his
stupid and that he hates school. homework. Maybe I should
talk to the teacher again?

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