{"id":2406,"date":"2019-03-08T03:00:03","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T09:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/?p=2406"},"modified":"2019-03-15T10:05:14","modified_gmt":"2019-03-15T15:05:14","slug":"share-together-stay-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/share-together-stay-together\/","title":{"rendered":"The Family That Shares Together Stays Together"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Concept of a Digital Toolbox \u2013 Part 9<\/span><\/h2>\n

What tools do you guys use to bring your family into harmony?  <\/span><\/p>\n

If you don’t have tools for bringing your family together in this day and age, you’re missing out.  What I mean by this question is how do you keep your family in sync? Today everyone has a busy schedule.  Everyone has schedules that differ; the children even have busy schedules and we all have activities that we share in common.  How then do you share information regarding the obligations you share with others in the household?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Plan a shared calendar so that planning your family\u2019s calendar doesn\u2019t fail.<\/b><\/p>\n

You know that saying is true.  If you don\u2019t have a plan, you plan to fail.  Whatever you don’t have a plan for, you have a plan to fail in that area and this includes your calendar.  Why fail when it comes to doing something so simple as having a calendar for the family?  As I think about it, a family calendar should be the priority calendar and everything else works around that one.  But if you don’t have one, then how can you make your family priority?<\/span><\/p>\n

Plan to share communication that impacts the family, so that your communications as a family doesn\u2019t fail. <\/b><\/p>\n

How many times have you received an email that the family needed, but you read it too late?  How many billing alerts, credit card expiration alerts, and other alerts have you let slip by and could have been alleviated had it gone to another family member?  There is no need to let this occur when there are so many tools available now due to improved technology. Let me add, if you have a “<\/span>smartphone<\/span><\/a>\u201d, there is no excuse.<\/span><\/p>\n

If these situations plague you and your family, then you need the tools I\u2019m getting ready to share.  But before I do, let me give you a tip that\u2019s free and very useful for any individual or family. Because most people have gmail accounts, they also have access to all the <\/span>free tools that Google offers<\/span><\/a>.  You might be spending big dollars or small dollars on tools that come free with your gmail account.  <\/span><\/p>\n

Now for the tools you could use and why.<\/span><\/p>\n