Attention
Sam yells when no one is interacting with her. Family members rush over to ask what is wrong. The yelling got what it was after: someone to engage.
Gets: attention and connection
Safety-Care for Families, by QBS
Calmer hard moments start with a plan.
The prevention and de-escalation training trusted in schools and hospitals, adapted for your home. Small steps you can start tonight.
- Built by board-certified behavior analysts
- For parents, grandparents, and caregivers. No diagnosis required.
- Prevention, de-escalation, and recovery, in plain language
See the $97 5-Week Program
Start with the $29 Trigger Map
One-time purchases Instant access 30-day money-back guarantee
- 250,000+ professionalsTrained in Safety-Care across schools, hospitals, and clinics
- Built by QBS20+ years in behavior crisis prevention
- Written by cliniciansBoard-certified behavior analysts who train schools and hospitals
- Made for homePlain language, on your phone, start tonight
Know this pattern?
The cycle that wears everyone out
In the moment
- Meltdowns
- Shutdowns
- Yelling, hitting, throwing
- Refusing to move
For caregivers
- Panic
- Freezing up
- Overwhelm
- Giving in, then guilt
Most families are not short on effort. They are short on a plan that holds up when the pressure is on. The 5-Week Program gives you one, so the next hard moment does not catch you off guard.
The idea behind everything
All behavior serves a purpose.
Behavior is communication. When you can see what a behavior gets or avoids, you can change what happens before and after it. That is the lens the whole program teaches, and it works without blame.
Escape
Tyler throws the homework and leaves the room when asked to clean up. The task gets dropped or delayed.
Avoids: a hard or unpleasant task
Sensory comfort
Noah covers his ears and hums loudly whenever the vacuum runs. The humming drowns out a sound he cannot control.
Gets: relief from sensory overload
Once you can name the purpose, “What can I change so this behavior does not need to happen?” becomes a question you can actually answer.
Two ways to start
See the pattern. Then build the plan.
Both are one-time purchases with instant access. Start with the map and your $29 counts toward the program.
Quick start
The Behavior Trigger Map
$29one-time
Start here if: you want a quick, calm read tonight and a way to spot what sets off the hard moments.
- 10-page quick guide (PDF)
- 5-step framework for finding the pattern
- Trigger types cheat sheet
- What not to do, and what to do instead
Complete program
The 5-Week Safety-Care Program
$97one-time
Start here if: you understand the patterns but need a practical plan for preventing escalation, responding in the moment, and recovering afterward.
- 5-week workbook, printable or on screen
- Five family plans, from Safety to Resilience
- 12 guided practice emails
- Help, Prompt, Wait de-escalation method
Both come with a 30-day money-back guarantee: not useful for your family? Email us within 30 days for a full refund. No forms, no questions.
Why we made this
Made to reach families, not to make a profit.
QBS trains the staff of schools, hospitals, and agencies in Safety-Care. Parents of the people those staff support kept asking for a version they could use at home, so the same clinical team wrote one.
The $29 and $97 prices are set to cover the cost of finding the next family, not to make money for QBS. One-time purchases, no subscription, a 30-day guarantee. Read why we charge for it.
See what is inside
See exactly what you’ll learn over the five weeks
Noelle Hamilton-Drake, MS, BCBA, one of the QBS clinicians who built the program, walks through the five weeks: safety first, understanding behavior, prevention, de-escalation, and recovery. Under two minutes, captioned.
1 minute 39 seconds. Captions are in the video.
From families who learned this approach in person with a Safety-Care trainer
From caregivers like you
We finally feel prepared, not panicked, when things get tough. Safety-Care gave us the tools to handle challenges with calm and confidence.
Small changes from the training have made a big difference for us. There is less stress in our home, and more understanding all around.
It is comforting to know there is a program focused on helping families in realistic ways. The environment was supportive, not judgmental, and the techniques were easy to adapt to our own routines. We walked away with skills we can actually use.
I left feeling calmer and more prepared for the moments that used to feel impossible. What stood out most was how practical everything felt: small, doable steps that made a real difference almost immediately.
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Questions
Frequently asked questions
Who is this for?
Parents, grandparents, and other caregivers supporting kids, teens, or adult children who have intense or unsafe moments at home. No diagnosis is required.
Which should I start with?
If you want a quick, calm read tonight, start with the $29 Behavior Trigger Map. If you want the week-by-week plan with guided practice emails, go straight to the $97 5-Week Program. Map readers who move on to the program will find that it builds directly on what they learned. Either way, if you start with the map, your $29 counts toward the program.
Is there a guarantee?
Yes. If either one is not useful for your family, write to help@safetycarefamilies.com within 30 days of purchase and we will refund the full amount. No forms and no questions, and you keep what you downloaded.
Is QBS making money on this?
No, and it is not built to. Finding families takes advertising, and advertising costs money. The $29 and $97 prices are set to cover the cost of reaching the next family, not to make money for QBS. QBS's business is training schools, hospitals, and agencies; this is how the same approach reaches homes. One-time purchases, no subscription, and a 30-day guarantee. Read the longer version.
Is this therapy or medical advice?
No. It is an educational program with practical planning tools and caregiver strategies. It does not replace a clinician, and it is not crisis services.
What if my child gets physical?
The program covers safety planning for the home, prevention, de-escalation in the moment, recovery afterward, and knowing when to get more help. It does not teach holds or other physical procedures; those are not something a self-guided product should teach. If someone at home is physically aggressive often, the direct training options are the next step.
What if we already have a therapist, BCBA, or school plan?
It complements professional support. Many families bring their completed plans to their team so home and school line up.
Something else? Write to help@safetycarefamilies.com and a person will answer.
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