One of the toughest challenges of motherhood is the emotional burden that comes with it to keep track of a zillion little details (homework due dates! soccer practice schedules! field trip permission slips!) at once. But there's actually a shockingly simple way to lighten your load and make it so you're not the only one responsible for remembering: Enlist the help of your kids.
Enter the evening pre-brief, a tactic that requires you to run through the whole family's schedule/routine for the next day right before shut-eye with each of your children.
Vivienne needs to bring that signed permission slip? Say it out loud to Vivienne. Marlon needs to pack his show-and-tell project? Remind him.
When the chaos of the morning hits, you'd be surprised how much kids remember that parents frequently don’t.
