New School Year, New Chance to Get Organized

As she raises two daughters while managing a yoga studio, Nashville mom Jennifer Derryberry Mann swears by Google calendars on her phone to keep everyone organized.
New School Year, New Chance to Get Organized
In this Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015 photo, these checklists, posted on a bathroom wall to keep an 8-year-old boy on track, help the third-grader to get organized on school nights and stay on task in the mornings. AP Photo/Ted Anthony
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As she raises two daughters while managing a yoga studio, Nashville mom Jennifer Derryberry Mann swears by Google calendars on her phone to keep everyone organized.

For Kelly Ubinger, working and raising four kids in Pittsburgh requires a huge, paper wall calendar with everyone’s activities recorded.

In Washington, D.C., single mom El Brown uses the digital organizing app Cozi to coordinate life with her son while running a business and pursuing a doctorate degree.

Strategies vary widely, but many parents agree that having some kind of system to manage schedules is important — especially at this time of year.