Routine guide

A week a child can read, with jobs that fit the age

One job a weekday, sized to the child, on a week with an empty day in it on purpose.

A blank weekly planner is a promise to fill it in, and most of them are filled in once. A week that survives works the other way round: take the jobs a child can already do without being taught, put one on each weekday, and leave a day empty so a bad week still ends.

What actually helps

Four to six: plate to the kitchen, feed the cat, socks in the basket. One job, under five minutes, the same one every day.
Seven to nine: lay the table, empty one bin, water the plants, fold their own washing. One a day, a different one per weekday.
Ten and up: the dishwasher, hanging the washing out, the bins on the night before they go, and one meal a week they cook themselves.
Monday to Friday one job each, Saturday the bedroom, Sunday nothing. The empty day is what makes the other six repeatable.

What if a job gets missed?

It moves one day, or it does not happen this week. Carrying jobs forward lands four of them on a Saturday, and four jobs on a Saturday is where the plan ends. A week that misses two out of seven is still a week that ran.

The routine

🧹 Tidy the room

Rubbish in the bin 3 min
Dirty clothes in the basket 3 min
Books back on the shelf 3 min
Toys in the box 5 min
Make the bed 3 min
Floor clear 4 min

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Free for one child and three routines. You can change every step.

Your child sees one step at a time

Not the whole list. The step they are on, big and clear, with the next one quiet underneath, and a count of what is already done. That is the entire child experience, and it is why it works when a chart on the fridge stops working.

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Other routines

Morning routine for kids Seven steps from waking up to out of the door, small enough to start and clear enough that nobody has to be told what comes next. Bedtime routine for kids Eight steps from tidying up to lights out. The same order, every night, so the ending stops being a negotiation. Morning routine for a child with ADHD One step on screen at a time, so starting is possible and the next thing is never a surprise. Bedtime routine for an autistic child Predictable order, warnings before anything changes, and a screen with nothing on it but the step you are on.

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