Every family needs one place where important things live:

A shared digital Hub

We recommend Jam, but find the tool that works for your family. Here’s what it should include to actually lessen the load:

• Equal access for all adults

• Shared Calendar where everyone can see everything (with permissions for kids and caregivers) and where you can tag who is going to events and driving. 

• Ability to sync in all the external calendars - work, school, sports

• Shared To Do and Shopping Lists

• Nice to have: AI-features and automations, like forwarding emails to auto-populate straight onto the calendar and smart reminders. 

A weekly planning ritual is one of the most effective ways to reduce stress and increase alignment at home — especially when multiple adults are managing work and caregiving duties.

We call it the Sunday Sync:

• Pick a time over the weekend to do a 15–20 minute meeting

• Review the upcoming week: events, carpools, after-school chaos

• Look for pinch points and solve them together

• Reassign anything one person shouldn’t be carrying alone

Jam makes this effortless with its shared calendar view and built-in reminders. Create a recurring “Sunday Sync” event, add to-dos directly from the conversation, and make sure everyone sees the plan before Monday hits.

You don’t need to reinvent the wheel every week. One of the easiest ways to reduce the mental load is to create default systems for your weekly meals. 

Try this:

• Set a weekly meal rhythm: At least 1 - 2 nights a week should be a “routine” - Taco Tuesday, Pasta Thursday, Takeout Friday

• Get items onto recurring shopping lists so you don’t need to think about it each week

• Have 5-10 go-to lunch options that make your kid happy that you can easily make and rotate. (Sound impossible? Review the weelicious guide with your kids and have them tell you what looks good! Or at least get them to