Put on outside clothes
Wool that itches, a hat that will not sit right and a zip that jams – dressing for outdoors takes time, especially when every layer has to go on in the right order. The visual support below shows that order so no layer gets skipped.
♀Putting on outdoor clothes
A girl in a blue winter coat, red beanie and green scarf is putting on brown boots.
About this visual support
Layer upon layer in a short space of time makes getting dressed one of the slow points of the morning. The hat itches, the scarf slides off and the boots stick, and in the middle of it all it is easy to forget a mitten or grab the jacket before the jumper so everything has to start over.
A row of pictures showing the garments in the order they go on lowers the hurdle. Your child sees which layer comes next and can keep up the pace alone, instead of waiting for the next prompt, and fewer restarts mean fewer sighs at the door and a calmer start to the day.
A tip that often helps: lay the clothes out in the same order as the pictures, in a small pile by the door, with the jacket turned right side out and the hat on top, so what your child sees matches what your child puts on. With Routined you can build your own dressing row and change it with the season, so boots swap for sandals when spring arrives.
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