Training Wheels: Kids Routines

Every morning, the same reminders. Shoes on. Did you brush your teeth? Where's your backpack? Training Wheels turns the morning into pictures your child can follow on their own — and then, week by week, quietly takes the pictures away. BUILT TO BE OUTGROWN Most routine apps are happy to keep a child tapping. This one has a support ladder that only goes one direction: down. It starts with one big picture at a time and a Done button. Once your child stops needing the prompts, the app offers to fade: the whole routine on one screen, tapped off in any order. Then it shows the steps once and goes dark while they get on with it. Then it's a single question — did you do your morning? Then it stops. A certificate with their name on it, and that routine is theirs. You decide every step. The app only ever suggests. WHAT'S INSIDE • Picture routines for children too young to read • Photos of your…