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Daily Routines
Sleep Habits
Sleep Habits
Click on the image to view a graph from the American Academy of Pediatrics about healthy sleep habits.
Click on the links below for additional sleep resources:
Chores
Chores
Click on the image to view a visual checklist from Understood.org that can help children clean up their room.
Click on the links below for additional resources about chores:
How Can I Get My Kids to Do Chores?
Age-Appropriate Chores for Kids
Homework
Homework
Click on the image to view an infographic from CHADD that offers guidance for parents on how children can learn effective habits when they do homework– including the best time to start, what makes a good study space, and what exactly are the needs for that specific child.
For additional homework strategies, click on the link below:
Time and Task Management
Timers
Timers can be used to set short-term goals for task completion (for example, "This worksheet should take you about five minutes. Let's set a timer to help you stay on track."). However, please note that every child is different, and some children may find timers stressful to use.
Click on the link below to see 12 different types of timers:
The video above is a free one hour video using a Time Timer.
Click here to learn about the Time Timer app: Time Timer App
Daily Checklists
Using daily checklists for morning and after school routines can help build independent skills and reduce the need for verbal reminders. It can be helpful for children or parents to check off each task when it is completed. Click on the links below for sample checklists:
Executive Functioning Skills
Executive Function Milestones
Executive functioning (EF) skills are like an air-traffic-control system for the brain. Planning, controlling impulses, and focusing attention are some of the important executive-function skills that help children learn, hold information in their minds, control their actions, and follow a task through to the end. They help with success in school and in life.
Click here to learn about executive functioning milestones for ages 0-6 and to view some ideas for practicing EF skills at home:
Activity Guide: Executive Functioning Skills
Click on the link below for a 16-page guide from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University with a variety of activities and games that represent age-appropriate ways for adults to support and strengthen various components of executive functioning/self-regulation in children:
Enhancing and Practicing Executive Function Skills with Children from Infancy to Adolescence
Behavioral Strategies
Positive Reinforcement Systems
It’s not easy to keep kids motivated. A system of rewards and consequences at home could be just the incentive your child needs. Click on the link below for seven ideas for putting a system in place.
Using a behavior chart can help motivate children to follow directions and show expected behaviors. For some children, stickers are enough reward. You could also try using stickers as “points” your child can redeem for other rewards.
Click on the image above for a sample behavior chart.
Positive Discipline Strategies
Helping shape your children’s behavior is a key part of being a parent. It can be difficult as well as rewarding. While at times it can be challenging, a few key principles can help. Click on the link below for some tips from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
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