Good attitude
Show a good attitude is a request without a verb, and that is exactly what makes it hard to obey. The visual support below breaks the idea into small visible actions, so the child can see what grown-ups actually mean.
♂Good attitude
Illustration of a person with a star above their head, giving a thumbs up and pointing upwards, symbolizing a good attitude and improvement.
About this visual support
Adults often ask a child for a good attitude when they really mean something very concrete, perhaps not sighing, looking up when someone speaks, or answering with words instead of a shrug. The trouble is that none of that is actually said, and the child hears a judgement on the whole person without knowing which little button to press in this moment.
When the visual support shows examples like listen with your eyes up, say I can try, ask for help instead of turning away, the attitude word suddenly becomes something the child can practise rather than a verdict. A concrete tip is to let the child pick one of the cards in the morning and bring it along to school as the small goal of the day, so it turns into an action to check off rather than a demand hanging in the air through every lesson. It works just as well in the hallway at the goodbye to a friend who did not get their way.
In the Routined app you can put a handful of such behaviour cards into a short morning reminder before school, and let the child see their pick on the lock screen. Try the app free for 14 days.