Prepare clothes
Thinking about tomorrow's weather already tonight is a kind of planning that rarely comes on its own. The steps below make it easier to lay out the right clothes, so the morning need not start with a clothing decision.
♀Prepare clothes
A child laying out a shirt, pants and socks for the next day
About this visual support
Planning ahead is hard for many children. In the evening tomorrow is abstract, and the thought of what the weather demands or what will happen at preschool feels distant. The result is often that clothes get chosen at the last minute, in the middle of the morning rush, when everything is already hurried.
Pictures help by moving the decision to a calmer time and making it concrete. When the child sees the steps, check the weather, pick a top, lay out trousers and socks, the abstract planning turns into a short chain of actions that can be followed the evening before.
Lay the garments out in a small stack in the order they go on, and the morning dressing almost runs itself. Then the child neither has to choose nor search when tiredness is at its peak. In Routined you can tie clothes preparation to the evening routine, so it becomes a natural part of winding down.