How the Granny Suz method actually runs, step by step

No twelve-week programme and no dashboard to maintain. We start with one routine that already fits your week, test it for a few days, and only then add the next piece. Here is the order we work in, what each stage asks of you, and where it tends to stall.

How a routine actually gets built here

Nothing on this site arrives as a finished system. Each habit moves through the same five steps, and most families sit on one step for two or three weeks before the next one makes sense. That is the point.

  1. Step 1

    Name the friction point

    Before anything changes, we write down where the day breaks. It is usually one narrow moment: the last ten minutes before school, the transition from screen to supper, the point where homework starts. Not "mornings are hard" but "the shoes are the problem."

  2. Step 2

    Pick one tool, not a toolkit

    A printable routine card, a visible timer, a body-doubling partner at the kitchen table, a fidget that stays in the school bag. One thing. If you try three at once, you will not be able to tell which one helped, and the whole week feels like failure.

  3. Step 3

    Run it for seven days

    Same tool, same time of day, no adjustments mid-week. This is the part people skip. A routine needs a full week of ordinary days, including the bad ones, before you can judge whether it fits your household or just looked good on paper.

  4. Step 4

    Trim it down

    Most first attempts are too long. A wind-down checklist with nine items becomes four. A morning card with pictures replaces a list of words. If a step needs reminding more than twice, it is carrying too much and should be cut or split.

  5. Step 5

    Keep it, or set it aside

    Some habits stick and quietly disappear into the background, which is the goal. Others do not, and that is information rather than a verdict. Set it aside, leave the friction point written down, and come back to it when the week is calmer.

The full set of routine cards, timers and checklists lives on the offerings page, and if you would rather talk through one specific sticking point first, the contact page is the place to start.

How to reach us, and how long a reply takes

Questions about the method, a routine pack that did not arrive, or a step that does not fit your household: write to us and say which part of the process you are stuck on. It helps to include the age of the person the routine is for and what you have already tried, so the answer is specific rather than general.

Email

Best for anything with detail: routine adjustments, printable cards, teacher letters. Answered in the order they arrive.

info@adhdwithgranniesuz.com

Phone

Weekday mornings, South African time. Short calls work better than long ones, and we may ask you to follow up by email.

+27(44)1106765

Post

For printed routine cards and wind-down checklists sent by mail. Allow extra time for delivery outside major centres.

297 Engelbrecht Loaf Suite 762
Juliaborough, NW 4726

Response times

  • Email: usually within two working days. Messages sent over a weekend are read on Monday.
  • Phone: answered during weekday mornings. If the line is busy, try again the next morning rather than leaving a long message.
  • Follow-up questions on an existing thread: same two-day window, but we pick up where we left off instead of starting over.
  • If your question is about a step you have already tried and dropped, say so. That is useful information, not a failure.

Before writing, the questions we get most often are already answered in the contact page, and the limits of what this support can and cannot cover are set out in our terms.

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