

Routine is essential: practical tools and advice to maintain it
28 April, 2023
Are you going on vacation? Or, on the contrary, are you seeing the start of the school year or a return to work approaching and are you anxious about getting back into a routine that is sometimes difficult to respect with children? Discover all our tools and practical advice to ensure that your little ones carry out the different stages of their routine independently and with motivation ... most of the time!
Effective visual cues
For little ones, and sometimes even older ones, it can be difficult to remember exactly what steps to take before leaving for school or when returning home. To help them, nothing beats a visual aid that will allow them to easily and in order carry out each task planned in their routine .
A table of routine
If you want to see your children complete their routine without your help, use our small magnetic dry erase board in 5 or 10 steps in addition to our routine magnets , which will not only allow them to see at a glance what tasks they need to accomplish, but also to keep track of what is now completed. Ideally, prefer the 5-step board for younger children, so as to avoid seeing them get discouraged by the magnitude of the task!
The 5-Step Routine Chart The 10-Step Routine Chart
The little sticker sequences
Because little ones often need the tasks they are asked to perform to be clearly broken down into several small steps, our small self-adhesive sequences are the perfect tool to help them carry out their routine independently. Placed in strategic places around the house, they will allow them to know exactly what they need to do before moving on to the next step of their morning or evening routine.
And what about motivation in all this?
You’ve given them all the visual cues they need, but your kids are still making you wait every morning or asking you endlessly what’s next in their bedtime routine? Bring in the magic of the General Store! First, give your kids a token for each step of the routine they complete, then a token for each step of the routine they complete well. They’re not cooperating any more? Apply logical consequences to their actions:
- If the morning routine is too long, bedtime will need to be earlier so that the child is able to wake up early enough to have time to complete each of the necessary steps before leaving for school.
- If the bedtime routine is tedious, the child will have less time to play in the evening before it has to start, so that he or she does not have to go to bed late.
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