Do you end up doing everything yourself -- again?
You asked them to tidy up. They started, got distracted, and somehow made more mess. You ended up doing it yourself while wondering why it always feels this hard. And then felt guilty for being frustrated about it.
The Helping Hands Chart introduces tiny, achievable helping jobs with clear expectations, a printable chart your child can follow, and ready-made scripts for when they refuse, argue, or simply ignore you.
The Helping Hands Chart
Product Description
The Helping Hands Chart is a Little Lantern Routines workbook for families who want chores and responsibility to feel clearer, kinder, and easier to repeat.
It helps you move from vague reminders to visible routines. The aim is not perfect compliance. The aim is to make contribution part of the household rhythm.
What's Inside
- Family contribution planner
- Age-aware chore idea pages
- Printable helping hands chart
- Weekly responsibility tracker
- Rotation plan
- Parent scripts for reminders and follow-through
- Pocket-money-neutral version
- Review page for what is working
- Reset prompts for when the system gets dropped
Best For
- Families who want children to take part at home
- Parents who want chores to feel less like repeated nagging
- Homes that need a visible responsibility chart
- Families who want contribution without making every task about rewards
Delivery
This is a digital product. After purchase, you receive a downloadable PDF workbook. No physical product is shipped.
Disclaimer
This workbook is educational and practical. It is not medical advice, therapy, diagnosis, or a substitute for qualified professional support.
What's inside
Real tools, not just reading material.
- Printable Helping Hands Chart -- 10 specific named child jobs with tick-off steps
- Tiny Jobs Menu -- categorised by area of the home
- 5 parent scripts for the hardest moments: I do not want to, refusing to tidy, sibling conflict over jobs, and more
- 7-day helping tracker
- Helping Phrase Builder -- a short consistent cue that signals helping time
- 8 printable Little Lantern Helping Cards -- including Make It Smaller and Safe Helper Jobs cards
- Helping Handover Page -- for consistent expectations across carers
- Age-Appropriate Helping Ideas -- a curated list of safe jobs
- Family Helping Rules Page -- including the reminder that care and affection are never earned through jobs
- Before-Helping Checklist
Helping Hands Chart
Tiny Jobs Menu
Parent scripts page
7-day helping tracker
How it works
One focus per day. Seven days.
You do not need to do everything at once. The workbook walks you through one step at a time, so changes feel manageable rather than overwhelming.
Each day includes a tiny win to notice, a reflection box, and clear guidance on what to do and what to avoid.
From inside the workbook
What to say when it gets hard.
Every workbook includes ready-made parent scripts -- short, calm phrases for the exact moments that tend to come apart. Here is one example:
When they say they do not want to
"I hear you. You do not want to.
One tiny job is still happening.
Cars in the basket, then play."
There are five scripts like this inside the workbook -- one for each situation that tends to derail the routine.
Also inside
Parent Calm Page
A page for the difficult moments that are really about you, not the child. Gentle reminders for when patience has run out and the routine is still going.
Quick Reset Page
A short checklist for when the week goes sideways. Pick it back up without starting from scratch.
Best value
Want to cover all four routines?
The Little Lantern Family Routine Set includes all four workbooks -- bedtime, mornings, screen time, and helping hands -- in one download. That is everything your family needs across every routine that tends to stretch.
Or add each workbook individually as you work through the routines that feel hardest first.
These workbooks are practical educational resources designed to support everyday family routines. They are not medical, therapeutic, behavioural, or professional advice, and do not guarantee specific outcomes. If you have concerns about your child's development, behaviour, or wellbeing, please speak with a qualified professional.