Understood vs Coregulation Journal

Having big emotions is part of growing up for any child. But for kids who learn and think differently, they may be more frequent and intense. This can be overwhelming for both the parent and the child. That’s where the Understood app comes in. This Behavior Tracker was developed by psychologists to help parents understand and effectively respond to their child’s big emotions. It’s based on proven approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Log your child’s challenging behaviors to get personalized insights, learn new strategies, and track your child’s progress — all at your own pace and on your own schedule. ▶ WHAT TO EXPECT ◀ [ DEVELOPED BY PSYCHOLOGISTS ] • Our Behavior Tracker and lessons were developed by psychologists and are grounded in science-based approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). They were designed to help parents of kids with ADHD, dyslexia, and other learning and thinking differences manage outbursts and big emotions. [ BEHAVIOR TRACKER ] • In just a few clicks, log your child’s challenging behaviors using the Behavior Tracker. See patterns emerge that’ll give you clues about the root causes. [ TAILORED INSIGHTS ] • The more you log in the Behavior Tracker, the more personalized insights you’ll get. Insights help you identify common situations and share tips to address them — so you can see improvement in your child’s behavior over time. [ SKILLBUILDING LESSONS ] • Struggling to understand your child’s behavior? Learn techniques and practice new skills developed by psychologists. Figure out what your child is trying to tell you. Then you can decide on the best way to respond. [ GAIN NEW PERSPECTIVES ] • Feel closer to your child and gain new perspectives on why they act out. It may have more to do with their learning and thinking differences (ADHD, dyslexia, etc.) than you might realize. [ GET REAL-TIME GUIDANCE ] • Get answers in seconds, tailored advice or a quick role-play session to prep for tough moments. The Understood Assistant provides real-time guidance to help you confidently apply new strategies to your unique family situations. [ INCREASE CONFIDENCE ] • Parenting is chaotic enough. Gain confidence supporting your child when they have big emotions or outbursts. Use new skills and strategies, made just for you. [ DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES ] • Emotional regulation skills can help you tame outbursts and meltdowns as they happen. With practice, your responses could even prevent them from happening in the future. [ PRACTICE NEW SKILLS ] • Put your new skills into practice. And continue to log behaviors to see how new strategies are helping improve your child’s behavior, or to get a refresher on skills you’ve learned. ▶ WHAT OUR PARENTS SAY ◀ • "[...] “Lots of useful information for the stressed out momma, some tools and reminders included. I have enjoyed the material provided by professionals.” - Kayla, mom • "[...] So far loving this app. Great resources from reliable sources… Hopeful this will help our family function better and help my son with ADHD to be the best version of himself. - Christina, mom • "[...] Awesome! I had this app for all of 10 mins and already I have strategies to support my grandson's challenges. - Theresa, grandmother ▶ OUR PROMISE TO YOU ◀ The Understood app is accessible on any smartphone, anytime. Understand the root causes of your child’s challenging behavior. Track their behaviors, recognize patterns, and discover effective parenting strategies. See improvements in their outbursts over time using proven science-based approaches. Download the Understood app today to get started.

Parenting through challenging moments is hard. Coregulation Journal gives you a private place to write down what happened, how your child responded, and how you responded too. Over time, those notes can turn into patterns you can actually use: what tends to set things off, what helps things settle, and where repair or support might be needed. Log the moment while it is still fresh. Capture intensity, duration, triggers, behaviors, consequences, location, and who was there. Add notes for the parts that do not fit neatly into a field. Reflect on your own reaction. Track how you felt, what you tried, what helped, what did not, and whether a repair conversation might be useful. The goal is not to judge the moment, but to learn from it. Notice patterns over time. The dashboard helps surface things that are hard to see day to day: behavior intensity, common antecedents, difficult times of day, day-of-week patterns, parent emotional states, and changes over time. NEW: See the month at a glance. The History calendar shows each child's month, with every day that has logs colored by its highest intensity. Tap a day to read what happened. NEW: Insights, provided by Apple Intelligence (Optional) On devices that support Apple Intelligence, you can turn on Insights. It reads your recent logs and writes a short summary for each child and one for you: the patterns it sees, a recommendation for each, and a note on whether things are improving. Insights are off by default, are generated entirely on your device, are never synced, and are deleted if you turn them off. Disclaimer: Insights are reflection aids, not professional advice. Built for all family types. Create separate profiles for each child and share with your partner or co-parent. Keep logs organized by day, and sync privately through your iCloud account. Features: - Behavior logging: intensity, duration, antecedents, behavior types, consequences, location, and people present - Reaction logging: emotional state, intensity, responses used, what helped, what did not, and repair tracking - Link a parent reaction directly to a behavior log (Reactions are always private and never shared) - History calendar with each day colored by intensity - Optional on-device Insights (requires a supported device) - Dashboard charts for behavior and reaction patterns - Period-over-period trend indicators - Multiple child profiles - Private iCloud sync Coregulation Journal is for caregivers who are trying to understand the hard moments, not just get through them.