Dad
Dad is more than a person; he is information the child wants to read off a schedule – is it today, tomorrow or three days from now. The card below makes that question visible.
♂Dad
A dad smiling and waving while holding a baby.
♀Dad
Illustration of a man standing next to a child with his arm around the child's shoulder, and a heart in a speech bubble above them.
Dad
An illustration of a dad and son standing together. The dad has his arm around the son's shoulder.
About this visual support
The question of where dad is right now can come ten times a day in a family where the child moves between two homes. It is rarely about poor memory and more about wanting to check the map one more time.
When a dad card sits in the weekly plan, the child has something to look at instead of asking. The card can be placed on the days he picks up, drops off, visits, or has main care, and it reads the same to a four-year-old as to an older sibling. It also makes adult communication easier: both parents can point to the same image.
One concrete tip: always pair the dad card with a place card – dad's house, grandma's house, the flat – so the child sees both who and where, not just a name. In the Routined app you can build a full custody week with the dad card returning on the right days. Try it for 14 days at no cost.