COMMUNICATION STARTER KIT

Behind a great deal of hard behavior is a child with something to say and no way to say it.

This kit gives your child more ways to be understood. Not instead of speech — alongside it. Giving a child pictures to communicate with doesn't stop them talking; when the pressure comes down and being understood gets easier, communication usually grows.

What's inside

• A core word board — the words that work everywhere
• An "I want…" board with a card slot
• An "I feel…" board for naming feelings
• 40 cut-out picture cards: core words, food and drink, activities, and feelings
• 8 blank cards for what's unique to your child
• Four large HELP / BREAK / STOP / ALL DONE cards for hard moments
• Five rules that make picture communication actually work — including why you should never withhold something to force a request
• Troubleshooting for when it isn't clicking yet

A note on refusal words

This kit deliberately includes NO, STOP, and ALL DONE. A child who can refuse with a card has far less reason to refuse with a meltdown — and being able to say no is a real and important kind of voice.

Who it's for

Parents of children with few words, emerging words, or words that disappear when things get hard.

Details block

• 12-page PDF · instant download · print unlimited · yours to keep