After school walk with Maggie
Maggie has to go out. That can't be negotiated away, no matter how done your child feels after school, and the route isn't theirs to choose either. The visual support below makes the move from sofa to leash a little less steep.
♂Boy walks dog after school
A happy boy with a backpack walks his dog on a leash, with a school bus in the background.
About this visual support
The hard part of the after school dog walk isn't the walking itself, it's that it can't be postponed. The dog has to go out even when your child came home with the battery already empty, and neither the length nor the route is up for debate. That's external control at a moment when the child most wants to decide things themselves.
Visual support for the after school walk with Maggie removes some of the friction points that aren't about the dog. Shoes on, leash, water bottle, where you turn around, what it looks like when you come back in. Your child knows what's ahead and doesn't have to argue against the unknown.
One concrete tip: place a fixed reward at the turning point, not at the end. Knowing they get to sit on a specific bench and have a cracker halfway through makes the second half doable.
In the Routined app you can pair the visual support with a timer for the walk, so your child can see how long is left without asking.