Summer evening routine
Half past eight, broad daylight and the neighbours still out in the yard: the body reads the light rather than the clock. The visual support below gives the summer evening an order of its own, so bedtime arrives in turn instead of by argument.
♀Girl doing her summer evening routine
A girl in pyjamas holds a toothbrush and a book while a sun and a moon appear behind her.
About this visual support
It is half past eight, the light outside is still full and the neighbours' children can be heard in the yard. A body reads light, not numbers, which is why a summer bedtime feels like an arbitrary decision by an adult who wants something entirely different. The brighter the evening, the more negotiation fits into every step between dinner and bed.
An evening routine in pictures gives the evening a direction that does not depend on darkness outside. Once pyjamas, teeth, toilet and a book sit in a visible order, it is the order that shows the day is closing, not the window. A tip that belongs to summer specifically: make blackout its own step with its own picture, so your child pulls the blind down and notices the room changing. Many children only settle once the light in the room stops contradicting what is supposed to happen next.
The Routined app can show the evening routine as pictures with a timer counting down to lights out. Fourteen days without charge are included when you start.
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