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Functional Parenting Coach

A Tier
Excellent · provisional
85
5.01 ratings
22dsince update
FreeIn-App Purchases
Education
category
Health & Fitness
category
4+age rating
1language
Made for iPhone
Made for iPad

What is Functional Parenting Coach?

Parenting app offering guidance, a behavior tracker, planning tools and daily practice based on the Functional.

Functional Parenting Coach is an education app built around the Functional Parenting framework, which focuses on what a child's behavior may be communicating. It includes an assistant for guidance in the moment, quick tools such as a Script Library and Reset Right Now, and an ABC Behavior Tracker for logging patterns over time. It also helps users build a simple parenting plan and offers daily tips and challenges.

Pricing. Functional Parenting Coach is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.

Good for

  • Responding to tantrums, refusal, or defiance in the moment
  • Tracking bedtime, mealtime, or transition struggles over time
  • Creating a shareable parenting plan with a spouse or partner

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Why this app is in A tier

85/100The average of 4 parts, with no weights
Rating100
Ratings40
App Store search rank100
Update recency100

A tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.

Functional Parenting Coach scores 85 out of 100: rating 100, rating count 40, App Store search rank 100, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged and A tier follows from that score within this list.

Description

Parenting gets hardest in the moments when you have no time to think.
Functional Parenting helps you understand what your child’s behavior may be communicating, decide what to do next, and respond with more calm and consistency.
Instead of asking only, “How do I stop this behavior?” the Functional Parenting framework helps you ask, “What is this behavior trying to tell me?”

GET HELP IN THE MOMENT

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Describe what happened and get practical guidance grounded in the Functional Parenting framework. The assistant can use your tracker logs and parenting plans to make the response more relevant to your family.
You can also use quick tools for the moments when you need help fast:

  • What Should I Do? - answer a few questions and get clear next steps
  • Script Library - find practical words to use in tough situations
  • Behavior Pattern Check - get a quick read on what may be driving the behavior
  • Reset Right Now - take 60 seconds to regulate yourself before responding

UNDERSTAND THE PATTERN

Use the ABC Behavior Tracker to log what happened before, during, and after a behavior. Over time, you can see patterns and better understand the likely function behind tantrums, refusal, defiance, transitions, bedtime struggles, mealtimes, and big feelings.

BUILD A PLAN YOU CAN FOLLOW

Turn insight into a simple parenting plan with:

  • A clear goal
  • The likely function of the behavior
  • Structure and prevention strategies
  • A response plan for hard moments
  • A one-page plan you can share with a spouse or partner

LEARN THE 5-PHASE FRAMEWORK

Work through the complete Functional Parenting approach:
Reset yourself
Define the goal
Decode the function
Build structure
Respond with purpose

BUILD SKILLS EVERY DAY

Daily tips, challenges, and reflections help you practice the framework in small, manageable steps and build habits that last.

WHO IT’S FOR

Functional Parenting is for parents and caregivers who feel stuck in cycles of repeating, threatening, yelling, giving in, or feeling guilty afterward - and want a calmer, more intentional way to handle difficult behavior.
The goal is not a perfectly compliant child or a perfect parent. It is a more connected, capable family with a repeatable way to handle hard moments.
Want more support? Book a free Behavior Pattern Assessment call from the app or join exclusive live workshops.
Functional Parenting provides general educational guidance and is not medical advice. For repeated aggression, self-injury, elopement, significant developmental concerns, or other safety risks, seek individualized professional support.

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Questions about Functional Parenting Coach

Is this app medical advice?

No. It provides general educational guidance and is not medical advice. For repeated aggression, self-injury, elopement, significant developmental concerns, or other safety risks, it recommends individualized professional.

What is the ABC Behavior Tracker used for?

It is used to log what happened before, during, and after a behavior. Over time this can help users see patterns and better understand the likely function behind behaviors.

Does the app cost money?

The app is free to download.

Is Functional Parenting Coach free?

Functional Parenting Coach is free to download, with in-app purchases.

Is Functional Parenting Coach right for me?

Functional Parenting Coach is built for responding to tantrums, refusal, or defiance in the moment, tracking bedtime, mealtime, or transition struggles over time, creating a shareable parenting plan with a spouse or partner. It sits in the parenting coaching list on AppTierList.

Is Functional Parenting Coach worth it?

Functional Parenting Coach is A tier, ranked #4 of 12 parenting coaching apps with a score of 85 out of 100, from a 5.0 App Store rating across 1 ratings. It is in the list's top tiers; 3 apps rank above it.

How does Functional Parenting Coach compare to Wizzer?

Functional Parenting Coach is A tier at 85; Wizzer is A tier at 85. They score the same. Functional Parenting Coach is free to download, with in-app purchases, Wizzer is free to download, with in-app purchases.

How often is Functional Parenting Coach updated?

Functional Parenting Coach was updated 22 days ago, which counts in its favour.

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Ranking

Lists
Parenting Coaching (A tier, #4) · Parenting Advice (C tier, #10)
Tier
A (Excellent)
Score
85 / 100
Rank in list
#4 of 12
Ranking certainty
early: few ratings or search ranks so far

Ratings

App Store rating
5.0 out of 5, every App Store country
Ratings
1

App

Price
Free + IAP
App Store category
Education
Current version
(22 days ago)
Size
54 MB
Requires
iOS 15.0 or later
Age rating
4+
Languages
1
Runs on
iPhone, iPad

Links

Developer pages
Website · Support · Privacy policy
Maker
not verified

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