When two kids have practice at the same time
Three plain questions that settle it before it turns into a fight in the car.
Sooner or later every family hits it. One kid has soccer at 4:30. The other has band across town at 4:30. You have one car and two adults who both have meetings that might run long.
The schedule is rarely the real problem. The real problem is that nobody saw it coming until 3:15 on the day. Here is a calmer way to handle it.
1. Look at the whole week together, once
Pick one ten minute slot, Sunday night works for many families, and look at everyone’s week in one place. Not three separate calendars. One view. Overlaps are easy to spot when they are side by side and almost invisible when they are not.
2. Say out loud who owns each pickup
“Someone will get him” is not a plan. Name a person for each drop off and each pickup, and say it where the other adult can hear it. If it is written down too, even better.
3. Have a backup before you need one
A grandparent, a neighbor, another team parent, the coach. Ask early, when it is a favor and not an emergency. Most people are glad to help, and you will do the same for them.
Look at the next seven days and find one time when two things overlap. Decide who covers each one, and who the backup is.
Let Mora catch the clash for you.
Mora is Famora’s assistant. It looks across the whole family’s week, spots when two plans collide, and suggests a fix. You always decide.