Choose one familiar change
Do not redesign the whole day.
Nurturevia Path · Everyday family support
Make the next change easier to see.
A step-by-step Path for getting ready, stopping, leaving, and moving from one activity to the next.
This Path cannot explain why transitions are difficult or identify a developmental or mental-health condition.
Step 1
Which change would you like to make clearer?
Step 2 · A short explanation
Make one next step visible.
A transition asks a child to stop, shift attention, understand what comes next, and sometimes leave something enjoyable. The same child may find one change easy and another hard. Start by making the next step visible and keeping the first practice small.
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Give one short warning
Use the same brief words each time.
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Show First and Then
Choose two realistic, safe steps.
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Rehearse in a calm moment
Practise once before the difficult time.
Step 3 · See one example
See the steps.
This is one example. Change it to fit your family.
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Play
The child is doing something familiar.
Step 4 · Away from the screen
Try it during one real transition.
Use the same short words and visual cue. Help, pause or stop when needed.
Use the selected cue
Point to First–Then or move through the countdown.
Keep Stop and Help available
The goal is a clearer cue, not forced compliance.
Optional note
Optional: record what you tried.
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What we tried
- Everyday change
- Ending a screen or activity
- Cue tried
- neither
- Adult support
- not recorded
- Attempt end
- not recorded
This records only what was tried. It does not score, label, or interpret a child.
Adjust next time
Make the cue smaller when the moment needs it.
- Reduce the number of steps.
- Make the “then” predictable rather than using it as a bribe.
- Give more preparation time.
- Try a quieter or lower-demand moment.