Granny Suz

What Granny Suz actually offers, and how to use it

This page lays out the formats we work in: printable routine cards for the fridge, short audio clips for rough afternoons, homework and body-doubling guides for parents, and plain conversation starters for teachers and partners. Each one is built to be picked up in a spare ten minutes, not studied. You do not need to take the whole set. Pick the format that matches the week you are having, use it as it is, and only then decide whether the next piece is worth adding.

What you can actually use here

The offerings page is where the practical bits live: routine cards you can print and stick on the fridge, focus timers that suit a short attention span, body-doubling arrangements for homework hour, and sensory tools for the afternoons that go sideways. Nothing is sold as a fix. Each item is something you can try this week, keep if it helps, and drop without guilt if it does not.

Most families start with one piece, not the whole set. Pick the one that matches the loudest problem in your house right now, run it for a week, then look at what changed before adding anything else.

New here? Read Mornings That Don't Fall Apart or send a note through contact if you want a hand choosing where to begin.

Granny Suz offerings

Printable routine cards

Morning and evening sequences laid out as single sheets, with pictures for younger kids and plain text for teens. Print, laminate if you can, and keep them where the routine happens rather than in a folder.

Focus timers and time anchors

Short work blocks with a visible countdown, plus audible cues labelled with the next action instead of the clock time. Useful for homework, admin, or the evening that quietly disappears.

Body doubling at the table

Sitting alongside someone while you both get on with your own task. It works for kids facing homework and for adults facing a pile of paperwork, and it needs no equipment beyond a shared table.

Homework strategies

One subject out at a time, a set stopping point, and wording you can borrow when the volume of work genuinely exceeds what your child can hold. Includes what a reduced-load request looks like in writing.

Fidget and sensory tools

Low-cost options for sitting still, winding down and getting through a rough afternoon. Weighted items, quiet fidgets, and short audio clips for when reading is too much.

Conversation starters

Plain sentences for talking to teachers, partners and family members about what you need. Written for South African schools and households, where the practical constraints are often about space and time rather than theory.

How the offerings fit together

Nothing here arrives as a single big programme. You pick a starting point, work through it at your own pace, and add the next piece when the first one is holding. Below is the order most families end up following, whether the week is going well or falling apart by Tuesday.

  1. Step 1

    Start with the routine pack

    Printable morning and evening cards, sized for the fridge or a school bag pocket. You print what you need, cross out what does not fit your household, and keep the rest for later.

  2. Step 2

    Choose one habit for the week

    One visible timer at homework time. One audible cue before dinner. Not five changes at once. We keep the list short on purpose, because a habit that survives a bad Thursday is worth more than a perfect plan.

  3. Step 3

    Add focus and sensory tools

    Body doubling at the kitchen table, short focus blocks, fidget and sensory options for rough afternoons. These are the pieces that carry the routine when motivation is not there to help.

  4. Step 4

    Sort the shared spaces

    Low-cost ways to organise a kitchen table, a school bag or a workday desk. Mostly labelled containers, one landing spot per item, and fewer decisions at the end of the day.

  5. Step 5

    Bring in the people around you

    Conversation starters for teachers and partners, plus a written reduced-load request when homework genuinely exceeds what a child can hold. Short scripts, not long letters.

  6. Step 6

    Keep what works, drop the rest

    Review at the end of the month. Wind-down checklists and short audio clips stay in the rotation for the evenings that go sideways. Everything else gets adjusted or set aside without guilt.

Not sure where to begin? Read Mornings That Don't Fall Apart for the first-hour routine, or get in touch if you would rather talk it through first.

Questions families ask before they start

The offerings here are meant to be used, not admired. Below are the things people usually want to know before they pick a routine pack, print a card or hand a checklist to a teacher.

What actually comes in the routine pack?

A morning sequence card, an evening wind-down card, a homework start-up sheet and a short list of conversation starters for teachers and partners. Everything is designed to be printed on one or two sheets of A4 and stuck where it can be seen, usually the fridge or the inside of a school bag. No app, no login.

Is this only for kids, or for adults too?

Both. The homework and school-bag material leans towards children, but the focus timers, body-doubling notes and evening anchors were written with adults in mind, including parents who are themselves managing ADHD while running a household. If you are the one losing track of the evening, start with the wind-down checklist.

Do I need to buy equipment or a subscription?

No. Most of what is here works with a kitchen timer, a phone alarm, a pen and a bit of wall space. Sensory tools like fidgets or a weighted blanket are mentioned as options, not requirements, and the low-cost organising ideas assume a shared table rather than a dedicated study.

How long before a routine starts to stick?

Give a single habit about two to three weeks before judging it. We suggest picking one thing for the week rather than rebuilding the whole day, and expecting at least a few mornings to fall apart anyway. The measure is fewer meltdowns and less shouting, not a flawless schedule.

Can I share the printable cards with a school or clinic?

Yes, for personal and classroom use. Teachers often ask for the homework start-up sheet and the conversation starters, since those are the two that reduce back-and-forth. If you need to adapt wording for a younger class or a different language at home, edit the text before printing.

Still deciding where to begin? Read how the formats and tools fit together, or send a short note through the contact page and we will point you at one habit for the week.

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