Fine all day. Falls apart at home.

It's 3:30. You've been home twenty minutes. The coat's still on. You ask how the day was and get "leave me alone."

Same kid, same door, same pickup time. Monday he's telling you who threw up at lunch. Thursday he's on the floor. Something was different between those two afternoons, and most of it happened where you couldn't see it.

The one-page guide

What the school day may have already asked of your kid, what the first twenty minutes home are for, and what to keep track of for a week.