Behavior & Labeling
School Calling Your Child 'The Problem'?
A child treated as 'the problem' is usually a sign of a missing or broken behavior plan, not a bad kid.
Reframe the ConversationLabels harden fast. The sooner the conversation shifts to a plan, the better.
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✓Nationwide, fully virtual✓Former special education insider✓U.S. Navy Veteran
Alan Driggers
Founder, The IEP Coach
Sound familiar?
- Staff describe your child in terms of disruption rather than need.
- You hear about incidents but never about a plan to prevent them.
- There's no FBA or BIP, or one exists and nobody follows it.
- You feel like the school has already decided who your child is.
What to do right now
1
Ask what's actually being done to understand the behavior
If there's no FBA, that's the missing piece, not your child's character.
2
Request the current BIP, if one exists
See whether it matches what's actually happening in the classroom.
3
Reframe the conversation around a plan, not a label
A former insider can tell you exactly what to ask for next.
Get in touch
Your child isn't the problem. The plan is missing or broken.
Tell us what's being said and what plan, if any, exists. We'll tell you what should be in place instead.