RoutinedCuddle with dad
A hug hardly seems like something to plan, yet in a busy day it easily slips away between pick-up, dinner and bedtime. With its own card in the schedule, time with dad gets a clear place, and the picture below shows how it can look.
♀Cuddle with dad
A dad and his daughter hug each other and smile.
About this visual support
Plenty of dads recognise it: the day rushes past, and suddenly the child is asleep before you have done more than say hello in the hallway. Closeness is hard to schedule, but it is easier to make room for when it is part of the day's order. For a child who lives in two homes, a picture of dad and a hug can also be a way of seeing that dad is still part of the week, even on the days the child is somewhere else.
The visual support shows a dad and his daughter hugging and smiling. Put the card wherever it fits your family, for example straight after pick-up, after dinner or as the last step before the bedtime story. Some children want lots of physical contact, others prefer a short hug or simply sitting close, and the card can mean either. A practical tip is to let the child choose the shape of the moment: a long hug, a bear hug or five minutes on the sofa together. When the child gets to decide, it becomes easier to say yes to the moment even on a tired day.
In Routined you can add time with dad to the schedule with your own pictures, even in a week shared between two homes. You can try the app free for 14 days.
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