Challenge planner

I Can Do Hard Things

A strengths-based planner that helps children name a challenge, break it into smaller steps, ask for support, and celebrate effort.

Persistence and self-advocacy10–15 minutesUse online or print

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Make it your own

Choose what fits. Skip what doesn’t.

Complete this activity with a parent, caregiver, educator, counselor, or another trusted adult. Children may speak, point, draw, type, or use another communication method.

Your answers stay with you. This activity does not save, send, or share anything you enter.

Name the hard thing

A challenge can be big or small. You can write, draw, or explain it to someone.

The challenge I am facingWhy this matters to me

Make the next step smaller

Break the challenge into three steps that feel possible.

Support I can use

Strong problem-solvers use tools and people.

Notice the win

Progress counts, even when the whole challenge is not finished yet.

Something I am proud of