diff --git a/maternal-web/store/slices/childrenSlice.ts b/maternal-web/store/slices/childrenSlice.ts
index dde4484..5740ccb 100644
--- a/maternal-web/store/slices/childrenSlice.ts
+++ b/maternal-web/store/slices/childrenSlice.ts
@@ -7,10 +7,14 @@ export interface Child {
   name: string;
   birthDate: string;
   gender: 'male' | 'female' | 'other';
-  profilePhoto?: string;
-  metadata?: Record<string, any>;
+  photoUrl?: string;
+  photoAlt?: string;
+  displayColor: string;
+  sortOrder: number;
+  nickname?: string;
+  medicalInfo?: any;
   createdAt: string;
-  updatedAt: string;
+  updatedAt?: string;
   // Offline metadata
   _optimistic?: boolean;
   _localId?: string;
@@ -20,7 +24,8 @@ export interface Child {
 // Create entity adapter
 const childrenAdapter = createEntityAdapter<Child>({
   selectId: (child) => child.id,
-  sortComparer: (a, b) => new Date(b.createdAt).getTime() - new Date(a.createdAt).getTime(),
+  // Sort by sortOrder (birth order) instead of createdAt
+  sortComparer: (a, b) => a.sortOrder - b.sortOrder,
 });
 
 // Async thunks
@@ -78,13 +83,28 @@ export const updateChild = createAsyncThunk(
   }
 );
 
+interface ChildrenState {
+  loading: boolean;
+  error: string | null;
+  selectedChildId: string | null;
+  selectedChildIds: string[];
+  defaultChildId: string | null;
+  viewMode: 'auto' | 'tabs' | 'cards';
+  lastSelectedPerScreen: Record<string, string>;
+  lastSyncTime: string | null;
+}
+
 const childrenSlice = createSlice({
   name: 'children',
-  initialState: childrenAdapter.getInitialState({
+  initialState: childrenAdapter.getInitialState<ChildrenState>({
     loading: false,
-    error: null as string | null,
-    selectedChildId: null as string | null,
-    lastSyncTime: null as string | null,
+    error: null,
+    selectedChildId: null,
+    selectedChildIds: [],
+    defaultChildId: null,
+    viewMode: 'auto',
+    lastSelectedPerScreen: {},
+    lastSyncTime: null,
   }),
   reducers: {
     // Optimistic operations
@@ -124,13 +144,59 @@ const childrenSlice = createSlice({
         _optimistic: false,
       });
     },
-    // Select child
+    // Select child (single)
     selectChild: (state, action: PayloadAction<string>) => {
       state.selectedChildId = action.payload;
+      state.selectedChildIds = [action.payload];
+      // Save to localStorage
+      if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+        localStorage.setItem('selectedChildId', action.payload);
+      }
+    },
+    // Select multiple children
+    selectChildren: (state, action: PayloadAction<string[]>) => {
+      state.selectedChildIds = action.payload;
+      state.selectedChildId = action.payload[0] || null;
+    },
+    // Toggle child selection (for multi-select)
+    toggleChildSelection: (state, action: PayloadAction<string>) => {
+      const childId = action.payload;
+      const index = state.selectedChildIds.indexOf(childId);
+
+      if (index >= 0) {
+        state.selectedChildIds.splice(index, 1);
+      } else {
+        state.selectedChildIds.push(childId);
+      }
+
+      state.selectedChildId = state.selectedChildIds[0] || null;
+    },
+    // Set default child for quick actions
+    setDefaultChild: (state, action: PayloadAction<string>) => {
+      state.defaultChildId = action.payload;
+      if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+        localStorage.setItem('defaultChildId', action.payload);
+      }
+    },
+    // Set view mode
+    setViewMode: (state, action: PayloadAction<'auto' | 'tabs' | 'cards'>) => {
+      state.viewMode = action.payload;
+      if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+        localStorage.setItem('childViewMode', action.payload);
+      }
+    },
+    // Remember last selected child per screen
+    setLastSelectedForScreen: (state, action: PayloadAction<{ screen: string; childId: string }>) => {
+      state.lastSelectedPerScreen[action.payload.screen] = action.payload.childId;
+      if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+        localStorage.setItem('lastSelectedPerScreen', JSON.stringify(state.lastSelectedPerScreen));
+      }
     },
     clearChildren: (state) => {
       childrenAdapter.removeAll(state);
       state.selectedChildId = null;
+      state.selectedChildIds = [];
+      state.defaultChildId = null;
       state.error = null;
     },
   },
@@ -202,6 +268,11 @@ export const {
   rollbackOptimistic,
   markSynced,
   selectChild,
+  selectChildren,
+  toggleChildSelection,
+  setDefaultChild,
+  setViewMode,
+  setLastSelectedForScreen,
   clearChildren,
 } = childrenSlice.actions;
 
@@ -216,6 +287,18 @@ export const selectSelectedChild = (state: RootState) => {
   return id ? state.children.entities[id] : null;
 };
 
+export const selectSelectedChildren = (state: RootState) => {
+  const ids = state.children.selectedChildIds;
+  return ids
+    .map(id => state.children.entities[id])
+    .filter((child): child is Child => child !== undefined);
+};
+
+export const selectDefaultChild = (state: RootState) => {
+  const id = state.children.defaultChildId;
+  return id ? state.children.entities[id] : null;
+};
+
 export const selectChildrenByFamily = (state: RootState, familyId: string) =>
   childrenSelectors
     .selectAll(state)
@@ -226,4 +309,27 @@ export const selectPendingChildren = (state: RootState) =>
     .selectAll(state)
     .filter((child) => child._optimistic);
 
+export const selectChildrenCount = (state: RootState) =>
+  childrenSelectors.selectTotal(state);
+
+export const selectViewMode = (state: RootState) => {
+  const { viewMode } = state.children;
+  const childrenCount = childrenSelectors.selectTotal(state);
+
+  if (viewMode === 'auto') {
+    return childrenCount <= 3 ? 'tabs' : 'cards';
+  }
+
+  return viewMode;
+};
+
+export const selectChildColor = (childId: string) => (state: RootState) => {
+  const child = state.children.entities[childId];
+  return child?.displayColor || '#FF6B9D';
+};
+
+export const selectLastSelectedForScreen = (screen: string) => (state: RootState) => {
+  return state.children.lastSelectedPerScreen[screen];
+};
+
 export default childrenSlice.reducer;