Part 1 · 2:13 min

Your child's first routine

Go from an empty app to a morning routine with picture cards your child can follow on their own. We add a profile, turn on Visual support, use the ready-made Morning Routine template and then build our own bedtime routine with pictures.

Chapters

  1. 0:00Create a profile
  2. 0:20A ready-made morning routine
  3. 0:37Customize a step
  4. 0:48A routine of your own
  5. 1:37What your child sees

In this video

  • Visual support: every step becomes a big picture card your child taps
  • The Morning Routine template with times and days filled in, Monday to Friday
  • Timer, checklist, reward and voice message on a single step
  • Create image: the app draws a picture from the step's name
  • Reuse steps: pick a step you've already made, picture and timer included
  • Act as: see the app exactly the way your child does

Step by step

0:00Create a profile

  1. Start with a profileEvery child gets their own profile with their own routines, rewards and display mode.
  2. Name and genderYour child sees their name. Gender and age help the app suggest fitting templates.
  3. Choose Visual supportStandard shows a list. Visual support shows a big picture card for every step.

0:20A ready-made morning routine

  1. Pick a templateYou can build a routine from scratch, but a template is the quickest start.
  2. Times and days are filled inThe morning routine runs on weekdays from 7:00 to 8:00 AM. You can change everything and leave steps out.
  3. Four steps, with picturesDrag the handle to reorder, or add steps of your own.

0:37Customize a step

  1. Every step can do moreTimer, checklist, reward and voice message. Brush teeth already has a two minute timer.

0:48A routine of your own

  1. Build your own routineGive it a name, a time and the days it runs.
  2. Create imageThe app draws a picture from the name. You can also pick one from the library or take your own photo.
  3. Your own stepsAdd a step and let the app create its picture too.
  4. Reuse stepsBring in steps you have already made, with picture and timer. Brush teeth comes along from the morning.

1:37What your child sees

  1. See the app as your childAct as shows your child's view on your phone. Your child can also use the app on their own device.
  2. Your child's home screenIt's 7:20 AM, so the morning routine is on right now.
  3. One tap per stepBig pictures show what to do, and your child checks off each step on their own.
  4. A timer you can seeYour child watches the time run down. Already done? One tap checks it off.

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