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Sync Up Your Family Calendars
by Elizabeth Grace Saunders
Quick Takes
- Decide on a central location
- Agree on how events are added
- Touch base daily
- Have a weekly huddle
No, I’m still working. I thought you were serving the kids dinner at 6?!
Mom, I have a school play tomorrow morning.
Why didn’t I know that you would be out of town and the babysitter couldn’t come this whole week until Sunday night???
Keeping track of your own commitments is challenging enough. But when you add on coordinating kids’ schedules on top of what you already need to do for work and life, a solid family calendar system is essential to reduce stress and diminish avoidable bad surprises.
In my experience as a time management coach for many working parents, I’ve seen ...
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