RoutinedWipe your mouth
Sauce in the corner of the mouth or a milk moustache cannot be seen from the inside. The visual support below shows your child that the napkin comes out before they get up from the table.
♂Wipe your mouth
A boy wipes his mouth and cheek with a napkin and smiles.
♂Wipe your mouth
A boy holds a light blue towel up to his mouth and wipes it.
About this visual support
A child cannot see their own mouth. They might feel that something is sticky, but tomato sauce in the corner, a milk moustache or crumbs on the chin rarely register from the inside. That is why the napkin gets forgotten and a sleeve does the job instead. It is not carelessness, just a missing cue.
The visual support becomes the cue that is otherwise lacking. When the picture of the napkin sits last in the meal routine, your child knows the mouth gets wiped before leaving the table. A concrete tip is to place the napkin by the plate when you set the table, so it is there when the picture points to it. Show it with your own napkin at the same time, and let a small mirror in the hall or bathroom become a quick check for anyone who wants to look. After a few weeks the movement becomes automatic.
In the Routined app you can set wiping the mouth as the last step after breakfast, lunch or dinner. You can try the app for 14 days at no cost.
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