Skip to main content

Situation Coach

Type what happened. Get a short, visual story you can go through together.

  • Children who find changes hard
  • Autistic children
  • Children with ADHD
  • Children who benefit from visual supports
Choose illustration

What happened?

Tell us what happened in your own words. We'll turn it into a simple story you can go through together.

Your description is sent to an AI service to write the story, and we don’t keep it. Your latest story is saved on this device so you can open it again.

Make it theirs

Add your child's first name to personalise this resource.

Optional — you can skip this. The name stays in this browser and is never sent anywhere.

Things we're practising — situations you have saved, for a calmer day.

How it works

  1. Type what happened in your own words — a sentence or two is plenty.
  2. Roo Bloom gives you a few words to say right now, while they are upset.
  3. When they are ready, go through four short picture stages together — ending with one sentence they can practise saying.
  4. If it has not understood, edit what happened and try again.
  5. Save it for another day if it is one worth practising — it is kept in this browser, and nothing is saved unless you ask.

Who this is for

Families with a child who finds it hard when something they wanted turns out not to be possible — a cup they saw at school, a park trip stopped by rain, a tower that fell, a turn that went to somebody else. It is written for children roughly five to eight, and for the adult sitting next to them.

The idea underneath it is the same one as the rest of the site: feelings are okay, not everything we want can happen right now, and we can choose what to do next.

What it will not do

  • It will not tell your child they behaved badly, or ask them to stop being upset.
  • It will not promise anything you have not promised — it offers asking, never the answer.
  • It will not invent a second thing to do so the screen looks like a choice.
  • It will not label your child, or say anything diagnostic about them.

This is a rehearsal tool, not an assessment, and it does not know your child. You are the one who decides whether what it says is right — if it is not, edit what happened and try again.

What happens to what you type

Your description is sent to an AI provider to write the story. Roo Bloom uses OpenAI for this, and Anthropic as a backup when OpenAI cannot answer — so one of the two receives it, not both. It is used for that and nothing else: we do not store it, log it or attach it to anything. There is no account and no history.

The description is not kept on your device either. Your most recent story is, so you can open it again — with a Remove it button beside it — and your child's name, if you have given one, never leaves your browser at all.

If you choose to save a story for another day, it is kept in this browser too, on the same terms: nothing is saved unless you press Save for practice, every saved situation has a Remove beside it on Things we're practising, and none of it is sent anywhere.

More from Roo Bloom

  • Haircut Pack — What happens at a haircut, how it might feel, and what your child can do about it — personalised with their name and character.
  • Dentist Visit Pack — What happens at a dental check-up, how it might feel, and what your child can do about it — personalised with their name and character.
  • Screen-Time Transition Pack — A visual transition story with countdown cards, a step-by-step sequence and a first–then board for finishing screen time calmly.

This is an educational resource, not therapy, diagnosis or medical advice. You know your child; if what it says is not right for them, edit what happened and try again, or ignore it.