The 90-Day Behavior Detective Journal Stop guessing what the behavior means. Start noticing the clues. When your child’s behavior feels unpredictable, overwhelming, or impossible to make sense of, it is easy to focus on one question: “How do I stop this?” The 90-Day Behavior Detective Journal helps you ask a more powerful one: “What is my child trying to tell me?” Created by Theresa Alexander Inman, MA, BCBA, this guided parenting journal helps you look beyond the behavior and begin recognizing the patterns, needs, triggers, and communication that may be underneath it. Over 90 days, you will document what happened before, during, and after important moments while tracking factors such as sleep, hunger, sensory overload, illness, changes in routine, environment, and activity. You will begin to notice: Patterns you may have been missing What tends to happen before difficult moments What helps your child regulate and recover How your child communicates needs without words Strategies that seem to work Small victories that are easy to overlook Progress that becomes clearer over time Each entry includes guided reflection and a unique encouraging message to help you move from simply recording behavior to learning from it. Because when you stop seeing behavior as something to simply correct, you can begin seeing it as information. And when you have better information, you can respond with greater confidence, intention, and connection. 90 days can reveal what one difficult day cannot: the pattern. This journal is not about perfect parenting. It is about becoming a better detective of your child’s needs, celebrating progress, and building a relationship in which your child feels increasingly seen, heard, and supported. Notice the clues. Understand the why. Build connection. Connection before correction.