Morning Routine (Shoes!!!)
Getting out the door without losing your mind.
$19
For families with children ages 2–10
Self-paced online guide
Instant PDF download
Reviewed by a licensed clinical psychologist (PsyD) specializing in neurodivergent youth and families.
The problem we solve
Mornings were bad. Not "challenging." Bad. Three arguments before anyone had eaten breakfast. Arriving at drop-off wondering how we got there again.
The problem isn't your child and it isn't you. An ADHD brain in the first hour of the day is running on almost no dopamine. Transitions are hard. Starting is hard. Everything that mornings ask of a kid is hard.
The cards do the remembering so you don't have to negotiate every step. That's it. That's the whole idea. Some mornings it works better than others. But fewer arguments is fewer arguments, and some days that's the whole win.
Who it's for
Families with children ages 2–10 — especially those navigating ADHD, sensory processing differences, or slow-to-warm-up mornings. Also works for any child who struggles with transitions or needs to know what's coming next.
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Why we made this
The cards are a system. The schedule becomes the boss instead of you, which means the argument stops being between you and your child and starts being between your child and a laminated card. That is a much easier problem to have.
"Get ready for school" is asking a child to hold eight to fifteen separate tasks in sequence while their brain is still warming up. That's a working memory problem. Nagging doesn't fix it. The cards do the remembering for them — which means you stop having to.
Visual schedules are organizational tools. They support executive function. They won't fix mornings overnight. But they take some of the worst edges off. And some days, that's everything.
How you use it
Print five cards — bathroom, dressed, food, teeth, shoes — and tape them on the wall at your child's eye level. That's a complete morning routine. Everything else is there when you're ready for it.
Setup takes 20 minutes. Give it two weeks before you decide if it's working. Two weeks is the minimum fair trial for any new system with an ADHD brain.
What you get
A self-paced online guide — available immediately after purchase, work through it at your own pace.
One PDF download, printable at home on any standard printer.
25 pre-made task cards across four categories: Getting Ready, Breakfast, Leaving the House, and Optional/Flexible
✔ Clinically reviewed
Worth knowing
This toolkit pairs well with Reward Systems (ok, it's bribery) — completing the morning routine earns a token. The two systems together are more effective than either one alone.
What's included
Beginner
The 5-Card Routine: one system you can set up in 20 minutes and start tonight
Intermediate
How to build your own routine
Using timers for time blindness
Card-specific notes for the tasks that cause the most friction: getting dressed, brushing teeth, going to bed
Age-appropriate expectations: ages 2–4, 5–7, 8–10
Troubleshooting
Advanced
Fading support gradually
Building time awareness and self-monitoring
Printables
25 pre-made task cards across four categories: Getting Ready, Breakfast, Leaving the House, and Optional/Flexible
3 time marker cards: Before Breakfast / After Breakfast / Before Leaving