Put on rain clothes
Rain clothes don't start with the garment itself, but with the sound of rain and the thought of stiff material against the arm. The visual support below puts those impressions in a visible order.
♂Boy putting on rain boot
A smiling boy in a yellow raincoat and hat, bending down to put on a red rain boot.
Girl in rain clothes
A smiling girl in a yellow raincoat and red rain boots, with raindrops falling around her.
About this visual support
Rain clothes are a layered sensory input. The rustle of the material, the sticky inside of the lining, sleeves that grip and the rain already drumming on the window before the hallway. For many children all of it merges into a feeling of too much, and they get stuck on the very idea of getting dressed.
Visual support breaks the whole down into pieces that can be met one at a time. Trousers first, then jacket, then hood, then boots. The stiff material is still stiff, but it is no longer unknown or sudden, and the child can choose which step goes fast and which is allowed to take its time.
A concrete trick: roll up sleeves and trouser legs in advance, so the hand and foot meet an opening that is ready, not a sticky lining to fight through. Many children find a very different motivation to try on their own. To stitch the whole going-out routine together, Routined combines visual support and check-offs, with a 14-day free trial.