Guide · · Daniel Schmidheiny
“What do I have to do today?” When children keep track of their own day
The question comes every morning, often before breakfast. It goes away once the day lives in one place the child can open themselves.
A note on the fridge, a message in the family chat, something agreed the night before: in many families, what’s planned is spread across several places. The child asks, the parents remind, and everyone feels they’re chasing after things.
One place for the whole day
In Rondino, each child has their own “Today” page. At the top there’s a short line about the day, then the task that’s up now and the rest as short rows. Finished tasks fold away, so the child sees at a glance how much is left.
Children only see their own tasks. What a sibling is doing today shows up on their own device.
Reporting what’s done
When a task is finished, the child taps the round tick. They can add a photo, a few words and how long it took. The question “How was it?” is optional.
For chores with several steps, such as “Tidy your room”, the child ticks off the checklist items one by one and can report the task once they’re all done.
Parents confirm with one tap
On your “Today” page, the reported task appears under “To confirm”. One tick confirms it and the child gets their stars. If something isn’t quite there yet, send it back with “Take another look” and a short note.
In the evening, the same page shows what each child has managed. Dinner conversation then tends to be about what went well.
Making mornings work
- Add Rondino to the home screen of the child’s phone or tablet. It then opens like an app.
- Anything that happens every day, like making the bed or brushing teeth, you set up once as a recurring task.
- Keep the day short. Five tasks that get done motivate more than ten that pile up.
No device of their own? A shared tablet works. Each child opens their profile there with their own PIN.