Clean litter box
Cleaning the litter box is not technically hard, but the smell and the feel of sand on fingers make the whole task feel longer than it is. The visual support below shows just how short the chain really is.
♀Clean litter box
A woman with brown shoulder-length hair and blue gloves cleans a litter box with a scoop, putting waste into a black trash bag.
♀Clean litter box
A girl kneeling, using a scoop to put fresh cat litter into a litter box.
♀Clean litter box
A girl wearing gloves, using a scoop to remove used cat litter from a litter box.
About this visual support
The hard part of the litter box is not the movements, it is the sensory load. The smell is sharp in a way that latches onto the nose right away, and even with a scoop a few grains always end up on the fingers. That is why a child often drags it out, half-finishes, or claims to have forgotten. It is not unwillingness, it is a brain bracing for discomfort and delaying as long as it can.
Visual support helps by making it obvious how short the moment actually is. When a child sees four or five pictures in a row instead of one big vague task, the resistance shrinks. Scoop the clumps, drop them in a bag, tie the bag, top up fresh litter, wash hands. That last picture matters, it gives the unpleasant feeling a clear ending.
A practical tip: lay out everything before starting. Bag open, scoop in hand, fresh litter within reach. Then the whole job becomes one short event instead of a mission with small pauses where the smell can take over. Inside the Routined app you can put the chain on a timer so the child sees that the entire clean-up takes less than two minutes.