Bridge Library
Every Bridge in this library is built for one specific crisis moment.
Each Bridge takes five minutes. Each one gives your child a mission and gives you a role. The academic work arrives through the mission. The child finishes something. The evening changes.
Bridges are organized by crisis below. Each Bridge is available in four age versions: 7, 8, 9, and 10. Subscribe to access the complete library.
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Year-Round Bridges
These Bridges work throughout the school year.
Homework Battles [/p/homework-battles]
The Field Agent Mission Bridge™, Age 7 For the crash that arrives before the worksheet does. Also helpful for: when the screen goes off and the house falls apart, when your child says I can’t before starting, when your child comes home quiet. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
The Pattern Detective Bridge™, Age 8 For the child who shuts down after the first wrong answer. Also helpful for: when the screen goes off and the house falls apart, when your child says I can’t before starting, when your child comes home quiet. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
The Blueprint Mapper Bridge™, Age 9 For the evening where every subject arrives at once. Also helpful for: when the screen goes off and the house falls apart, when your child says I can’t before starting, when your child comes home quiet. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
The Evidence Collector Bridge™, Age 10 For the strategic child who knows what to do and won’t do it. Also helpful for: when the screen goes off and the house falls apart, when your child says I can’t before starting, when your child comes home quiet. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
When Your Child Won’t Read [/p/wont-read]
The Code Cracker Bridge™, Age 7 For the child who closes the book before the first page. Also helpful for: when your child stares at the blank page and won’t write, when your child says I can’t before starting, when your child freezes after one wrong answer. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
The First Scout Bridge™, Age 8 For nightly reading homework that ends in tears. Also helpful for: when your child stares at the blank page and won’t write, when your child says I can’t before starting, when your child freezes after one wrong answer. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
The Step Planner Bridge™, Age 9 For the child who knows the words but won’t read aloud. Also helpful for: when your child stares at the blank page and won’t write, when your child says I can’t before starting, when your child freezes after one wrong answer. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
The Discovery Agent Bridge™, Age 10 For the reluctant reader who has stopped reading for pleasure. Also helpful for: when your child stares at the blank page and won’t write, when your child says I can’t before starting, when your child freezes after one wrong answer. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
The Blank Page Stare [/p/blank-page-stare]
The Blueprint Mapper Bridge™, Age 7 For the child who stares at the blank page and sharpens the pencil instead. Also helpful for: when your child freezes at the math worksheet, when your child says I can’t before starting, when your child won’t read. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
The Evidence Collector Bridge™, Age 8 For the child who erases before writing a complete sentence. Also helpful for: when your child freezes at the math worksheet, when your child says I can’t before starting, when your child won’t read. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
The Mission Scout Bridge™, Age 9 For the child who talks freely about the topic but won’t write it. Also helpful for: when your child freezes at the math worksheet, when your child says I can’t before starting, when your child won’t read. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
The Expedition Planner Bridge™, Age 10 For the self-critical writer who deletes before finishing. Also helpful for: when your child freezes at the math worksheet, when your child says I can’t before starting, when your child won’t read. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
The Math Meltdown [/p/math-meltdown]
The Code Cracker Bridge™, Age 7 For tears before the first problem is attempted. Also helpful for: when your child stares at the blank page and won’t write, when your child won’t read, when your child says I can’t before starting. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
The Pattern Detective Bridge™, Age 8 For the child who freezes at timed math tests. Also helpful for: when your child stares at the blank page and won’t write, when your child won’t read, when your child says I can’t before starting. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
The Step Planner Bridge™, Age 9 For the child who can do it alone but not in front of anyone. Also helpful for: when your child stares at the blank page and won’t write, when your child won’t read, when your child says I can’t before starting. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
The Discovery Agent Bridge™, Age 10 For the regression after progress that arrives without explanation. Also helpful for: when your child stares at the blank page and won’t write, when your child won’t read, when your child says I can’t before starting. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
The Screen Meltdown [/p/screen-meltdown]
The Signal Sender Bridge™, Age 7 For the meltdown that arrives the moment the screen goes off. Also helpful for: when the homework battle arrives every evening, when your child won’t go to school on Monday mornings, when your child goes silent at school. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
The Field Agent Mission Bridge™, Age 8 For the child who cannot transition from screen to homework. Also helpful for: when the homework battle arrives every evening, when your child won’t go to school on Monday mornings, when your child goes silent at school. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
The Blueprint Mapper Bridge™, Age 9 For the evening that falls apart before dinner. Also helpful for: when the homework battle arrives every evening, when your child won’t go to school on Monday mornings, when your child goes silent at school. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
The Channel Builder Bridge™, Age 10 For the screen agreement that stopped working. Also helpful for: when the homework battle arrives every evening, when your child won’t go to school on Monday mornings, when your child goes silent at school. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
When Your Child Won’t Go to School [/p/wont-go-to-school]
The Explorer Start Bridge™, Age 7 For the bathroom floor at 7:43 AM on a Monday. Also helpful for: when your child goes silent at school, when your child says I can’t before starting, when your child won’t read at home either. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
The First Scout Bridge™, Age 8 For the Sunday night dread that arrives before Monday does. Also helpful for: when your child goes silent at school, when your child says I can’t before starting, when your child won’t read at home either. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
The Mission Scout Bridge™, Age 9 For the child who complains of a stomach ache every morning. Also helpful for: when your child goes silent at school, when your child says I can’t before starting, when your child won’t read at home either. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
The Step Planner Bridge™, Age 10 For the gradual refusal that arrived without a single obvious cause. Also helpful for: when your child goes silent at school, when your child says I can’t before starting, when your child won’t read at home either. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
When Your Child Shuts Down at School [/p/shuts-down-at-school]
The Discovery Agent Bridge™, Age 7 For the child who won’t raise a hand even when they know the answer. Also helpful for: when the homework battle arrives every evening, when your child won’t go to school, when your child says I can’t before starting. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
The Connection Builder Bridge™, Age 8 For the child who goes silent when called on. Also helpful for: when the homework battle arrives every evening, when your child won’t go to school, when your child says I can’t before starting. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
The Evidence Collector Bridge™, Age 9 For the child who refuses to participate in group work. Also helpful for: when the homework battle arrives every evening, when your child won’t go to school, when your child says I can’t before starting. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
The Channel Builder Bridge™, Age 10 For the child who is different at school and at home. Also helpful for: when the homework battle arrives every evening, when your child won’t go to school, when your child says I can’t before starting. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
When Your Child Says I Can’t [/p/i-cant-moments]
The First Scout Bridge™, Age 7 For I can’t said before the page is opened. Also helpful for: when your child has a math meltdown, when your child stares at the blank page, when homework battles arrive every evening. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
The Code Cracker Bridge™, Age 8 For the child who shuts down after one correction. Also helpful for: when your child has a math meltdown, when your child stares at the blank page, when homework battles arrive every evening. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
The Step Planner Bridge™, Age 9 For the child who says they are not good at anything. Also helpful for: when your child has a math meltdown, when your child stares at the blank page, when homework battles arrive every evening. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
The Mission Scout Bridge™, Age 10 For the child who stopped taking academic risks. Also helpful for: when your child has a math meltdown, when your child stares at the blank page, when homework battles arrive every evening. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
Vacation and Seasonal Bridges
These Bridges work during summer, school breaks, and transitions. Also perfect for Friday-Sunday holiday weekends and Saturday-Monday public holidays.
The Summer Slide [/p/summer-slide]
The Evidence Collector Bridge™, Age 7 through Age 10 For math facts that faded and reading that feels harder than June. Also helpful for: when your child stares at the blank page, when your child won’t read, when your child says I can’t. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
Summer Routine Collapse [/p/summer-routine-collapse]
The Expedition Planner Bridge™, Age 7 through Age 10 For the structure that disappeared in week one of summer. Also helpful for: when your child says I’m bored before 10 AM, when the screen meltdown arrives every day, when the day has no shape. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
Back to School Anxiety [/p/back-to-school-anxiety]
The Mission Scout Bridge™, Age 7 through Age 10 For the August what-if questions that arrive at bedtime. Also helpful for: when your child shuts down at school, when your child says I can’t, when your child won’t go to school. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
When Your Child Says I’m Bored [/p/im-bored-summer]
The Field Researcher Bridge™, Age 7 through Age 10 For the morning where every suggestion is rejected. Also helpful for: when summer routine collapses, when the screen meltdown arrives every day, when the day has no momentum. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
When Your Child Is Lonely This Summer [/p/child-lonely-summer]
The Connection Builder Bridge™, Age 7 through Age 10 For nobody called and coming to dinner quieter every day. Also helpful for: when your child worries about going back to school, when your child shuts down at school, when your child won’t go to school. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
School-Year Break Bridges
These Bridges work after winter break and spring break.
Back After Christmas [/p/back-after-christmas]
The Channel Builder Bridge™, Age 7 through Age 10 For the January heaviness that arrived with the dark mornings. Also helpful for: when your child won’t go to school, when your child shuts down at school, when the homework battle returns. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS
After Spring Break [/p/after-spring-break]
The Step Planner Bridge™, Age 7 through Age 10 For what’s the point, it’s almost summer, in April. Also helpful for: when your child says I can’t before starting, when your child has a math meltdown, when homework battles return after a break. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS