Dishwasher
A dishwasher has its own rules: glasses on the top rack, knives pointing down, nothing blocking the spray arm. The cards below turn those invisible rules into something you can see at a glance.
Dishwasher
A white dishwasher is open, revealing a full rack of plates, cutlery, and bowls. A blue square with a white water splash symbol is visible in the middle of the machine.
About this visual support
Loading a dishwasher is more of a puzzle than a chore. Plates have to stand on edge, glasses must not lean against each other, a frying pan can’t block the cutlery basket. The order you place things in decides whether tonight’s wash actually fits or half of it stays out until morning.
When the rules show up as pictures, your child doesn’t have to hold them all in their head at once. Rinse off the big bits, sort the cutlery, stand the glasses on the upper rack, lay the large plates at the bottom, finish with pans and dishes. Being able to pick the next step from a strip of cards rather than asking out loud makes the whole job feel doable.
One practical tip: include a card showing the spray arm spinning freely. That is the single most common reason a load comes out dirty, and most children (and adults) forget to check. Spin the arm by hand as the final step before closing the door. In the Routined app you can chain the whole sequence into a short routine with a start button, and the 14-day trial is enough to see whether a younger teen can take over loading.