Time with grandpa
An afternoon with grandpa can be the best part of the week, but a different house, other rules and another voice ask a lot of a child. A picture showing what you will do together builds security. The visual support is below.
⚲Time with grandpa
A child sits close to their grandpa on a bench.
⚲Sitting with grandpa
An older man and a child sit arm in arm on a green bench.
⚲Grandpa time
An older man reads a book to a child in an armchair.
⚲With grandpa
A boy holds his grandpa's hand.
About this visual support
At grandpa's house it smells different, dinner is served at another time and the old clock in the hall ticks louder than at home. The child loves him, yet all that newness stacked together can still make the visit feel jumbled inside. Often it is not grandpa who is the problem but the uncertainty: how long am I staying, when is mum coming, am I allowed in the garden?
A picture of grandpa in the day's schedule answers several of those questions before they are asked. Add a picture for what you usually do together, such as reading a book, feeding the birds or building with blocks, and one for going home. Time with grandpa then becomes a clear part of the day with a start and an end, instead of a long afternoon without edges.
A practical tip is to let grandpa choose a favourite activity himself and take a photo that can become its own card. The child then sees that this is their special thing together. If both your home and grandpa's house should use the same schedule, you can share it in Routined and try the app for 14 days at no cost.
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