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Family Routine Card
A short, flexible sequence a child and caregiver can recognize during mornings, arrivals, bedtime or another repeated part of the day.
Revision: August 2026Privacy note
Keep the card simple. Avoid adding identifying schedules, locations or private health details when they are not needed for the routine.
Family Routine Card
Choose one routine. Write the few steps that help the child know what comes next, including what another caregiver truly needs to know.
The routine
Routine name
Where it usually happens
When we use it
What we want the child to understand
What happens next
First
Then
Next
Last
What stays familiar
Words or cue we use
Comfort item or helpful choice
Source instruction another caregiver needs
When the plan changes
What the adult explains
What can stay the same
Date this card was reviewed
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