Chocolate milk
For many children chocolate milk is the highlight of the day, and the question of when it is coming can start at breakfast. The picture below gives the drink its own place in the schedule, so the answer is there to look at.
♂Chocolate milk
A happy boy holds up a carton of chocolate milk with a straw and points at it.
About this visual support
Chocolate milk is a small thing for adults but a big thing for many children. It might be the after-school snack, the reward after a swimming lesson or what makes a long car journey bearable. Because it is so eagerly awaited, it often turns into a source of nagging: can I have it now, when is it time, why not now. Every no becomes a fresh negotiation, and before long the afternoon is more about the drink than anything else.
The visual support shows a happy boy holding up a carton of chocolate milk with a straw. When the picture has a fixed place in the order of the day, it is clear when the chocolate milk comes and what happens first. A practical tip is to use first-then: first homework or tidying up, then chocolate milk, with the card placed right after the task. The child can see for themselves how far there is to go, and you do not have to answer the same question over and over.
In Routined the chocolate milk can be added as its own step in the afternoon schedule, and you can try the app for 14 days at no cost.
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