Digital family calendar

[Mercurymom]

my parent coach recommended a digital family calendar to help manage my teen kids with adhd. Does anyone have recommendations for a shared app or calendar? Cozi? Skylight? Pods? Any others?

[Periwinkle10]

I would be interested in this as well....thanks for asking about it.

I have a teenage daughter with adhd.

[penn_adhd]

Just use Google Calendar if you use Gmail. There's also an app called Smores.

[MetsMama]

I’m sure there are better ones, but we just use google calendar. It allows me to see my work schedule, personal schedule, and family schedule all in one place. You can set up a separate calendar for the family and invite all members so everyone has visibility, but it’s displayed right alongside your own appointments. I’m already in it everyday so I don’t have to remember to check any other apps this way.

[SconnieMom]

We use an app called Time Tree. I’ve been happy with it

[BlueStripedMama]

We use google calendar. For family tasks (e.g., chores, remember to sign up for XX), we use RememberTheMilk. It lets me give tasks to my kids and for those tasks to show up on their task list. Once they complete them, they check them off and it comes off my list as well. They can give me tasks too, like sign my permission slip....

[Profenergeticcoyote]

does remember themilk integrate with Google calendar?

[Aloysia]

Google calendar also allows you to set everyone's entries as different colors so it's easy to see the difference quickly. For example: my items are green, my husband's turquoise, my daughter's purple, my son's orange, our dog is lavender (vet, training classes), family items are dark blue, etc.

[GhostOrchid]

I did a lot of research on this last summer and my conclusion was this: Nothing is perfect, but google calendar and Apple's ios Calendar seemed the best options for our family. I went with Apple since we all have Apple devices and hubby and I were already using it. Plus I liked the look of it better than google calendar on my iphone, but I later learned there were some settings I could have changed to help with that.

The key to either calendar is all in the setup which will vary for every family. I have 3 kids (12, 13, 14) in two different school districts; they all play 1 or more sports so things are hectic. This is our setup: Everyone in the family has their own calendar and it is shared with everyone else in the family. This allows folks to toggle family members' calendars on/off so they can easily see their appointments. Parents and kids have read/write permission to their calendars, but siblings can only view their siblings' calendars. We also have a "family" calendar for events that apply to everyone. Each calendar/person has their own color so it is easier to find their events. When possible, we subscribe to sports calendars. If my daughter's color is pink and her coach posts a cross-country schedule, I subscribe to it and make its color pink. We have an old TV setup with Raspberry Pi and Dakboard which displays all our calendars in one place in our foyer. This works great for my family especially the kids who aren't used to using the calendar apps on phones. You can do the same with a computer and monitor, just know that folks with ADHD might get distracted by all the other things you can do on the computer.

I also have a Skylight. Hubby got it for me as a gift. (I wanted someone to setup my Raspberry Pi w/ Dakboard, but buying Skylight was easier for him. lol) It is okay, but a small screen with no customization, you just have view options. It is better than nothing but doesn't compare to Dakboard.

Another app I tried was Jam Calendar. It allows you to create one event and assign pickup/dropoff to the adults. (I don't know why Google or Apple don't have this feature!) It is great, but everyone has to have that app. There is a subscription cost and it looks a little more juvenile than I like. However, if you don't already use a calendar and your challenge is coordinating who has drop off/pick up duty, it might work well for you.