Parent guides

Short, practical guides for parents buried in school emails, app notifications and calendars.

• Too many school emails? How to get just what mattersDrowning in school emails? A simple way to pull out the dates, forms and money due for each kid — without reading every newsletter.
• ParentSquare and ClassDojo notifications overwhelming?Too many ParentSquare or ClassDojo alerts? How to calm the notifications and still catch every date and form that matters.
• How to auto-forward school emails in GmailStep-by-step: set up a Gmail filter that automatically forwards emails from your kids' school and teachers to one address.
• How to set up an Outlook rule for school emailsStep-by-step: create an Outlook inbox rule that automatically forwards emails from your kids' school and teachers.
• Co-parenting: one school calendar for two householdsWhen school emails go to one parent, the other misses things. How co-parents and caregivers can share the same school dates and to-dos.
• Keeping track of multiple kids at different schoolsTwo kids, two schools, two calendars? A simple way to see every date, form and practice for each kid in one place.
• Get school dates into Google Calendar, Cozi or SkylightHow to get school calendar dates and dates buried in school emails onto the family calendar you already use.