40 practical Protector Cards to help you look beneath your child's behaviour, understand what their body might need and know what you can actually do to help.
When your child hits, shouts, runs away, hides, repeatedly asks the same questions, needs everything to stay the same or suddenly goes completely quiet, knowing how to respond isn't always easy.
You may already know your child isn't simply being “naughty” or deliberately making life difficult.
You may have tried reassurance, calm-down strategies, talking things through, giving space, rewards, consequences or encouraging them to tell you what they need.
But when the behaviour is actually happening, you can still be left thinking:
“I know my child is struggling... but what am I supposed to do?”
That's exactly why I created the Protector Cards.
Instead of giving you another list of generic strategies, they help you understand what may be happening underneath the behaviour, what your child might need from you now, what you can practise when things are calmer and how you can gradually help them understand their own body too.
What will the Protector Cards actually help me do?
When something happens, you simply find the behaviour you're seeing and use the card to help you:
understand what may be happening underneath it
consider what your child's body might need
know what you could say or do in the moment
find something useful to practise when things are calmer
help your child gradually notice their own body clues
begin spotting patterns so you may be able to offer support earlier
So instead of searching Google, scrolling social media or desperately trying to remember which regulation strategy you're supposed to use...
You have somewhere practical to start.
What exactly do I get for £24?
40 Protector Behaviour Cards
Each individual card gives you:
What's Happening? — what may be underneath the behaviour
What My Body Needs — what may help
SUPPORT — practical things you can do or say when your child is struggling
PRACTISE — a simple activity to explore when things are calmer
GROW — gentle questions to develop body awareness
Owl's Next Step — one small way to take the learning forward
Plus:
Safe Squad Protector Guide — understand Watchdog, Bear, Bunny and Hedgehog and what each may need.
Step-by-Step How-to-Use Guide — so you can start with the behaviour you're seeing rather than trying to learn the whole pack.
Practical Everyday Usage Ideas — helping you use the cards proactively and share the approach with other adults around your child.
Weekly Protector Tracker — helping you notice patterns, what was happening around your child, what seemed to help and the small changes that are easy to miss.
This isn't a behaviour chart and it isn't about counting “good” and “bad” days.
It's about understanding your child better.
