I’m gonna make this place your home

If you’ve ever watched your child wander through the house asking, “Where’s my Chromebook?” or “Has anyone seen my backpack?”, you know the chaos that comes when important items don’t have a clear home.
 
The One-Home Rule is a simple strategy that builds organization and independence. Every essential item your child uses regularly like a Chromebook, calculator, backpack, or water bottle has one consistent home. Not wherever it lands, but the same spot, every time.

A place for everything and everything in its place.
 
We do this naturally as adults (… or do we?): your keys hang by the door, your phone charges in the same outlet, your bag goes on the same hook. Kids can, and should, build the same muscle.
 
Try this:

1. Identify 3–5 “frequent flyers” that often go missing like a backpack, charger, sneakers, homework folder.
2. Create a clear, visible home for each: a spot in the backpack, labeled hook, bin, or shelf.
3. End every day by returning items to their “home.”

Before long, your child will know exactly where everything belongs and life will feel calmer for everyone. Small steps like this strengthen organization, task initiation, and self-monitoring, helping students feel capable and in control.