What Is A Dry Erase Board Calendar?
Things can get pretty crazy in my home, especially as I have two hyperactive children. My family’s normal weekend plans are filled to the brim with things to do. But something was always going wrong, we were either late for an appointment, forgot to pick someone up on time or just plain old forgetting to do something important altogether. Then through the help of a good family friend we discovered the power of the dry erase board calendar.
We came to this decision after a Saturday that was just too much to bear. I went online and searched for ways to organize my family life and that is where I found the dry erase board calendar. To me this works like using plastic storage containers to organize your closet, only with this you are organizing the lives of you and your children.
The toughest part of using dry erase board calendars is selling the idea to your kids and getting them to use it. Bring it up to them when they are in a good mood so they will be more willing to listen, and even participate. My approach was to pitch the concept like an advertisement. Personally I have yet to meet a child that jumps for joy at the thought of being organized, and I’m sure there are even less who would like to schedule their time. I made it a point to stress on the many times that I made them late for practice or how I forgot to pick their friends for sleep overs. The trick is to make them feel that having this calendar will benefit them more than how it will benefit you.
Dry erase boards are really wonderful because you can basically erase and write in things as they happen. You don’t have to mark out an activity or change a sheet, you simply erase and re-write and your work is done. It’s time to get organized. Get everyone involved by making an outline of the days in the week and what will be happening on them. Start with the important activities; soccer practice, rehearsals, meetings, trips out of town, class schedules and so on.
It will not be the easiest thing to get your family in the routine of using the dry erase board calendar and in the beginning there will be glitches. But keep working on it and eventually they will be having fun getting to things on time and doing what they want to at the right times.
Does it seem like you are never getting things done when you want to? A dry erase board calendar will be able to help you organize your time better.
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