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Tasks

Create tasks & Quick-Start Routines.

A full routine in one tap — or build your own, task by task.

⏱️ 4 minutes👤 Parent🎯 Result: your child's first real task list

Tasks are the engine of KidsFocus. Your child checks them off, you approve them, they earn Stars, and those Stars turn into rewards. The Tasks tab on your Parent Dashboard handles all of it.

Pending Approvals: your daily two-tap win

Right at the top you'll see Pending Approvals — tasks your child has marked done that are waiting for your tick. Check what they did, then tap Approve to award the Stars (or Reject with a quiet word at dinner). In a rush? Approve all pending in the Quick Actions panel clears the lot.

The fast way: Quick-Start Routines

Below approvals sit three ready-made routines, built from what actually works for ADHD families:

One tap adds the whole routine to your child's list. Edit or delete any task afterwards — it's a starting point, not a straitjacket.

The custom way: Add New Task

  1. Choose who it's for. Tick one child, several, or Select all — one task can land on every sibling's list at once.
    The assignment checkboxes in the Add New Task form showing Charlie and Mia ticked, with a Select all option
    Tick one child, several, or Select all for the whole crew.
  2. Pick a category. Nine built-in pills: Homework, Healthy Eating, Cleaning, Organising, Morning Routine, Bedtime Routine, School, Home and Health. Categories keep your child's list organised.
    The nine category pills in the Add New Task form: Homework, Healthy Eating, Cleaning, Organising, Morning Routine, Bedtime Routine, School, Home and Health
    Nine built-in categories keep every list organised.
  3. Name the task. Short and action-first works best: "Pack school bag", not "School bag packing".
    The task name field filled in with Pack school bag
    Short and action-first: "Pack school bag".
  4. Set the Stars. Ten is the default (you can go from 1 to 100). Bigger effort, bigger Stars — your call.
    The Stars field in the Add New Task form set to 10
    Ten is the default — scale up for bigger effort.
  5. Optional extras: add a Deadline for time-bound tasks, or flip the Repeat switch for daily habits so you never re-enter them.
    The deadline date field and repeat toggle in the Add New Task form
    Deadline for one-offs, Repeat for daily habits.
  6. Tap Add Task. It appears in the Current Tasks list below the form — and on your child's screen — straight away. Each task in that list has a delete icon if you need to retire it.
    The Current Tasks list on the parent Tasks tab showing the child's tasks with delete icons
    New tasks land in Current Tasks — and on your child's screen — instantly.
The KidsFocus Tasks tab showing Pending Approvals with Approve buttons, Quick Actions, three Quick-Start Routines, and the Add New Task form with assign-to checkboxes, nine category pills, Stars field, deadline, repeat toggle and Add Task button
The Tasks tab: Pending Approvals and Quick-Start Routines up top, the full Add New Task form below — including the AI Suggestions button.

✨ Stuck for ideas?

Tap AI Suggestions and KidsFocus will propose age-appropriate tasks for your child. Accept the ones you like, ignore the rest.

Getting the Stars right

Stars are how your child "buys" rewards, so keep the maths motivating:

💡 ADHD parent tip

Start with three tasks, not ten. A short list your child finishes beats a long list that defeats them. Add more once the streak habit forms.

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