Build the routine once, use it every day

Routines, steps and functions

A routine has a name, a picture, a start and end time and the days it applies. Inside the routine, the steps are in the order your child should do them. Press and hold, then drag, to change the order of routines, steps and checklist items.

Each step has a name, a picture and a description. Under Functions for the step, you add what that step needs:

• Timer, for steps that take a set amount of time.
• Reward, an amount, screen time or a reward of your own.
• Checklist, for sub-steps that are checked off one at a time.
• Voice message, your own voice, played when your child opens the step.

Three ways to create a routine

Create new

An empty form. Fill in the name, times and days, save, and then add the steps. If you can't find a picture, Create image makes one based on the name.

Use a ready-made template

Three suggestions that suit your child's age, for a school-age child for example Morning Routine, After School and Activity & Training. The template has pictures and timers where they fit. You change the name, times and days and choose which steps to include.

Copy an existing one

Copy a routine from a sibling or from the same child, with times, days and steps. The history isn't copied. To copy a whole child, press and hold the child's card on the home screen.

Weekdays or dates

• Repeat: the routine applies on the weekdays you choose, every week.
• Select date: the routine applies only on the dates you add. Good for field trips, school holidays and birthdays.
• Replace repeated days: on the chosen dates, regular routines at the same time are hidden.
• Routine is active: turn a routine off for a while without deleting it.

Checklists that help without adding stress

A checklist breaks a big step into small ones, like packing the backpack. Your child sees right on the step how many items are done, for example 2/3.

Your child can tap Done even if not every item is checked off. Without Keep progress across days, the list starts over every day. With it turned on, the checks stay from one day to the next.

Tips for building routines

• Start with one routine, often the morning, and add more once it's working.
• Keep steps short and concrete: Brush teeth, not Get ready.
• Use the same picture for the same step in every routine, so your child recognizes it.
• Let your child help choose the pictures and the order.
• Change a little at a time rather than everything at once.

Limitations to know about

• A routine can't run every other week or once a month. Add the dates with Select date instead.
• A routine applies either on weekdays or on chosen dates, not both.
• Custom text applies to a date, not a weekday. Texts for dates that have passed are removed.
• The templates are ready-made suggestions. You can't save your own templates, but you can copy routines within the family.
• Routines can't be shared with other families.