A visual schedule for ending an activity.

The hardest moment is often the switch itself, screen off, leave the park, time to go. A warning you can see makes the ending less of an ambush.

Time to Switch

  1. screen time
  2. set the timer
  3. five more minutes
  4. one more minute
  5. all done
  6. next thing
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What to expect

Transitions are hard because "stop now" comes out of nowhere. A timer the child can watch, plus a warning before the end, turns a surprise into something they can see coming. The schedule scaffolds the whole switch, not just the stop.

One tip from a dad who's been there

Name what comes next, not just what's ending. "All done screens, next is snack" gives the brain somewhere to go, which is far easier than "all done" with a blank after it.