Guides
Practical guides for running a family home
Short, practical guides for the parts of family life that need a system: one calendar everyone can see, chores that match each kid's age, dinners planned in 20 minutes, school emails that stop slipping through, mornings and bedtimes that run themselves, and the big days like birthdays and the first day of school. Each guide stands on its own; where HouseChief helps, there's a short section near the end. Our features pages cover the product itself.
Set up a shared family calendar
How to share one family calendar across Google, iPhone and Outlook users, add school and sports calendars by link, and keep it trusted week to week.
8 min read
Chore chart by age
Chores by age from toddlers to teens, from pediatric sources, plus a simple chart system (few chores, visible, consistent, praise) and the stars-vs-allowance question.
7 min read
Weekly meal planning in 20 minutes
A 20-minute Sunday method for planning a week of family dinners and the grocery list: calendar first, theme nights, a favorites rotation, picky-eater and busy-night tips.
6 min read
School emails to the calendar
A routine for school email: subscribe to the school calendar, filter senders, a 10-minute weekly triage, both parents in the loop, and forwarding emails to HouseChief for dates.
6 min read
Morning and bedtime routines
Sample morning and bedtime routines by age, the AAP's recommended sleep hours, and the habits (same order, visual chart, previews, praise) that make routines stick.
6 min read
Using AI safely as a family
A parent's guide to AI at home: where it helps, what never to share, keeping a human in the loop, kids and chatbots by age (AAP, Common Sense Media) and house rules.
7 min read
Back-to-school checklist
A week-by-week back-to-school checklist: forms and appointments, supplies and clothes, the sleep reset, routines, the school-year calendar, the first weeks, and a project template.
5 min read
Kid's birthday party timeline
A six-weeks-out to party-day timeline for a kid's birthday party, a day-of schedule for ages 3 to 10, and the project template that dates each step.
6 min read
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