Focus Mode in Kroni: One Chore at a Time for Your Child

What one focus session looks like

Here is a written walk-through of focus view, step by step. The family is fictional.

Example: Ida (9) and the chore "Tidy your desk"

Step	What Ida sees	What happens
1. Start	"Tidy your desk", three steps and a 10-minute estimate	Ida gets going and the countdown is running
2. Steps	1) Books on the shelf 2) Pencils in the cup 3) Scrap paper in the trash	Ida does step 3 first. That's fine, the order isn't locked
3. Break	Ida gets called to dinner halfway through	She comes back afterward; the chore is still there, but the break does not pause the countdown
4. Time's up	A message asks how it's going	Ida answers that she needs a bit longer. Nothing is lost
5. Done	Ida marks the chore as done	The chore waits for an adult to approve it, if the family has chosen that

Side note: the time is an estimate, not a deadline

• The countdown is only a guess at how long the chore might take.
• When the time runs out, your child gets a check-in. The chore doesn't count as failed.
• No money or coins are taken away.
• The chore isn't marked done on its own.
• The phone or tablet isn't locked or blocked.

The estimate gives a rough frame, nothing more. If a chore often takes longer than the estimate, the estimate probably needs adjusting. It doesn't mean your child did something wrong.

Not now, Show all, and the check-in when time runs out

Your child should know about three choices before you start.

Not now appears when there is another chore to move on to. It sets the current chore aside for this session and shows the next one. It doesn't move the chore to a new date. The chore stays on the list and comes back later.

Show all takes your child back to today's full list. It helps when your child wants to choose, or just wants to see what's left.

When the countdown ends, a check-in appears. Your child can keep going, take a break, or mark the chore as done if it really is finished. Your child decides, not the clock.

Because of this, focus view never traps anyone. Your child can always step out, and nothing bad happens if a chore takes a while.

A choice card for your child

Many kids like having their options in front of them. Print or copy the card below and put it near the screen or on the fridge.

What do you want to do now?

• ✅ I'll do it! Get started and take one step at a time.
• ⏸️ Not now. It will wait for you until later.
• 📋 Show all. See the whole list and pick for yourself.
• ⏰ Time's up? That's okay. Keep going, take a break, or say you're done.
• 🙋 Stuck? Ask a grown-up.

A simple plan for this week

Start small: one chore, a few days, then a short chat.

1. Pick one chore your child knows well. Choose something you know your child can do, ideally a chore that often gets put off. For ideas by age, see What should kids be able to do at home? A complete list by age. Every child is different, so adjust to yours.
2. Add two to four short steps, if that helps. The steps are support, not a recipe that has to be followed in order.
3. Set a generous time estimate, or skip it. The countdown is optional.
4. Go through the choice card together before the first session.
5. Talk about it after three days. Was the time too short? Did the steps help? Adjust.

As usual, the adults decide whether the chore is paid or unpaid. Steps don't have their own payment. The chore as a whole is what counts.

How it fits together in Kroni

In Kroni, focus mode is a different way of showing the same chores. Your child sees one chore at a time with any steps and an optional countdown, and can return to the full list with Show all. When your child marks a chore as done, the usual rules apply: an adult approves it if your family has set that up, and any coins go into the virtual balance. Real money is something you pay yourselves outside the app, in cash or however your family usually handles it.

For more on what structure and routines can look like at home, read ADHD and chores at home: how structure creates calm. Focus view is made for every family, with or without a diagnosis.

Copyable worksheet: our first focus chore

Fill this in with your child. The fields are meant to stay blank until you do.

Field	Our answer
Chore
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3 (optional)
Time estimate (optional)	___ minutes
Paid or unpaid
What do we do when time runs out?
Who does our child ask for help?
Date for a short chat afterward

After three days:

Question	Answer
Was the time estimate about right?
Did the steps help, or were there too many?
Did our child use Not now or Show all? Why?
What will we change?

This sheet is for planning on paper only. Anything you write here needs to be entered in the app by hand.