ADHD-friendly routines for kids
The checklist kids actually like doing.
Kickstand gives your kid clear, picture-by-picture structure for mornings, homework, chores and bedtime, so they can do it themselves and you can stop nagging.
- No ads
- No streak guilt
- Parent tools PIN-locked
After-school mission
Leo
3 of 5 done
- Unpack bag
- Snack
- Homework
- Feed Biscuit
- Read 20 min
Free time at 4:30
+$0.50 toward allowance
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Leo finished homework and chores. 4:26
You shouldn’t have to be the reminder.
Shoes. Teeth. Homework. Feed the dog. Most days you say it five times, raise your voice, and carry the guilt around after.
Kickstand moves the list from your voice to their screen. The kid sees what’s next, taps it done, and watches their progress fill. They get the win; you get to stop nagging.
Made by a dad, with love
I went looking for an app for my 7-year-old, who has a provisional ADHD diagnosis. I couldn’t find anything he’d be excited to use.
The routine apps I found were either built for adults, built for toddlers, or felt like homework with a sticker on top. He didn’t need another chart. He needed something that felt like his: cool enough that he wanted to open it, clear enough that he could do it himself.
So I built it. Kickstand is meant to be a win for kids, who get to feel capable and proud, and a win for parents, who get to stop being the reminder.
Joe Dad, and founder of Kickstand
Every part of the day
Structure for the whole day, not just the morning rush.
Mornings
Up, dressed, fed and out the door, one picture at a time.
After school
Unpack, snack, homework. The hard-to-start stuff gets a clear first step.
Chores
Feed the dog, tidy the room, help with dinner. Their jobs, on their list.
Practice and habits
Reading, piano, a few minutes outside. Small things, done often.
Bedtime
Bath, teeth, books, lights out. A wind-down they can follow.
One-offs
Picture day, a field trip, a dentist visit. Add it to just that day.
Built for kids who find routines hard
ADHD-friendly by design, not as an afterthought.
Lots of kids, especially kids with ADHD, know what to do and still can’t get started, lose the thread halfway, or melt down at transitions. Kickstand is the outside structure that helps them do it themselves.
Out of their head, onto the screen
The list lives where they can see it, so they don’t have to hold it in working memory or wait for you to repeat it.
One step at a time
The next step is always lit. Starting is the hard part, so the first move is obvious.
Wins right away
Every tap lands with a little progress, and finished routines count toward their allowance. Payoff now, not someday.
No shame, no streak guilt
A missed step isn’t a failure and a hard day doesn’t break anything. Tomorrow is just a new day.
Theirs, not yours
Their own screen, their own colour, a look they’re proud of. Kids work harder at things that feel like theirs.
Support that steps back
As a routine sticks, trim the steps and check in less. The goal is a kid who needs it less over time.
Kickstand is a routine tool, not a medical treatment.
How it works
Set it up once. Then step back.
- 1
Pick a starter routine
Mornings, after school and bedtime are one tap each. Change any step, or tell your AI assistant what you want and let it set things up.
- 2
Hand them the phone
Every step is a big picture they can tap, so they follow it without you reading the list out loud again.
- 3
They finish. You find out.
Each finished routine counts toward their allowance, and you get one quiet note when the list is done.
For your kid
Their routine. Their mission.
- Big pictures, one step at a time, no reading required
- A mission-control look in their own colour, not a baby app
- Progress they can see land on every tap
For you
Calm, not another chore.
- Starter routines for mornings, after school and bedtime
- Allowance that adds up as they finish
- Invite a co-parent; everyone sees the same plan
- Works with your AI assistant if you want it to
Holds them up, until they ride on their own.
A kickstand keeps the bike steady while you get ready, then flips away when you ride. That’s the idea: support your kid leans on today, so they need you less for it tomorrow. Built for kids who find routines hard, including kids with ADHD.
Questions
Good questions, straight answers
What ages is Kickstand for?
Kids about 6 to 12. Steps are pictures first, so kids who are still learning to read can follow along, and the look is built for kids who have outgrown sticker charts and cute-pet apps.
Is it for kids with ADHD?
It's made for any kid who finds routines hard, including kids with ADHD: big pictures, one step at a time, and no shame for a missed day. It's a routine tool, not a treatment.
How does allowance work?
You decide what each finished routine is worth. Kickstand keeps the running total for your kid to see, and you pay it out however you already do.
Does my kid need their own phone?
No. Use a shared family tablet or an old phone in child mode. Parent tools stay behind a PIN.
Are there ads? What about my kid’s data?
Never any ads. We collect only what the app needs to run your family's routines, and we never sell it.
When can I get it?
Kickstand is coming to iPhone, iPad and Android. Join early access and we will send one email when it is ready.
Less nagging. More “I did it.”
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