Come here
Calling come here three times across a busy playground usually leaves everyone a little frayed. A clear picture you can hold up gives your child something to see even when the words are swallowed by noise, and you will find the card below.
⚲Come here
A boy holds out his hand and beckons, with a curved arrow showing the motion.
About this visual support
Come here is probably the request a child hears most often in a day, and the one most often lost. At the playground it disappears under shouting and laughter, in the shop under announcements, and at home under the sound of a film. A child who is absorbed in something often hears the words without registering that they apply right now. That is when voices rise, and suddenly the moment is about tone rather than about coming over.
The card shows a boy holding out his hand and beckoning, with an arrow tracing the movement. The gesture is easy to recognise, and it works even when you are standing some distance away. One tip is to practise when nothing is urgent: hold up the card indoors, wait until your child looks, and greet them with a smile when they arrive. That links the picture to something pleasant before you need it in a hurried moment. Kept in a pocket or clipped to your keys, it is always within reach.
In the Routined app the come here picture can sit in the daily schedule or be used as a quick card, and you can try the app for 14 days at no cost.
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