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Thursday 10 May 2012

Daily Routine


My son (age 6) has a hard time with transitions throughout the day, moving from one activity to the next. He gets frustrated and overwhelmed easily, so we came up with a daily routine that shows him what he needs to do at each time of the day. This was suggested through the program we are going through with my son to help with his behavior.


 Children thrive on routine, they love it, it allows them to take a bit of charge in their life because they know what they need to do and they can get it done without constant nagging. I made this one with empty boxes along the description so that my son (who loves to draw) could draw himself doing each of the activities. Ever since we created this it has decreased the number of meltdowns in our house, he now knows what is expected at any given time of the day and also knows what is coming up so that there are no surprises to overwhelm him.


I am currently making one for my 2 year old daughter as well, but I thought with hers I would do basic activities like getting dressed, eating, playing, reading, bathing and take pictures of her doing all of those things so that she can see herself doing her routine. 


Here is a copy of my son's daily routine chart. 

Daily Routine Web

Family Rules


We have been having some difficulty with our son and his behavior. He is a very sweet child who seems to "forget" how he is supposed to behave, even though he is reminded daily. I have been involved in a very good program that teaches both him and I how to deal with certain behavior issues. One of the ideas that come from this program is to have a set list of Family Rules so that they can see it. If it is concrete and they can see it, touch it and read it themselves it will stick with them more than the constant nagging that I was doing before. So far it really seems to be helping.






Here is our copy of our family rules feel free to download and use them at your home!


Family Rules Web