How do we get through mornings and bedtime with fewer battles?
Visual routine builder
Start from a school morning, after-school or bedtime template, reorder the steps, choose pictures or words, note which adult helps, and print a clear A4 chart for the fridge.
New to this? Read the short guide first →
Step 2 Your chart
Follow the steps from your start time and you finish:
Chart preview
Caregiver handover
Share this routine
Send the steps to the other home or a caregiver. The link carries the steps, times and pictures only: no chart title and no names from "Who does it?". Check your step words have no names before you send it.
Your plan stays on this device
It is saved in this browser only, never sent to us. Keep a copy, move it to another device or delete it.
What this result assumes
Steps, minutes and order are suggestions to change; the finish time adds up your minutes from the start time. The A4 chart keeps words at 16pt or larger and moves extra steps to a second page. A routine helps organise the day; it is not a treatment for burnout, developmental needs or family conflict. If you are worried, talk to your doctor or a Family Service Centre. More on routines: Families for Life: using routines to manage behaviour. Your chart stays on this device. Page checked .
Step 3 What next
When is my child's next jab due?Read the guideHow to make a visual routine chart that gets you out the door →Common questions
Why are there no stars or points?
Charts work best as reminders of what comes next. You can add plain tick boxes to the printed chart if your family likes them, but there is no score or streak.
Can grandparents or a helper use the same chart?
Yes. Name the adult in "Who does it?" and print the caregiver handover so everyone follows the same steps.
My child cannot read yet. What should I print?
Choose "Big pictures, short words". Every step keeps a short label at 16pt or larger so adults can read it too.