For parents

Less nagging. More independence. These articles are about helping your child run their own routines, from choosing rewards that work to handing over chores as they grow, and how Little Streaks keeps you in charge while they do.

• Grown-up controls: how parents stay in charge

  What the grown-up check protects, how it works, and how rewards get approved.

• Reward ideas for kids that aren't toys

  Rewards for kids that aren't toys: time together, choices, privileges and small treats, and how many stars each might be worth.

• Chores for kids by age

  Chores children can do at each age from 4 to 10, and how to hand over new jobs as they grow.

• Screen time as a reward

  Using screen time as a reward for finishing routines: how to set it up, what it costs in stars, and how to end screen time without arguments.

• Do reward charts work?

  When reward charts help, when they backfire, and how to set one up so the routine keeps going after the novelty wears off.

• Sticker chart vs app

  A paper sticker chart or a routine app? What each does well, where each falls short, and how to move from one to the other.

Looking for a routine to start with? See the Routine Library.