You wake up thinking about the PE kit. Or maybe it’s the costume for book day. Or that unread school email from last night with three attachments and a Google Form link. You make breakfast while mentally checking your work to-do list, realising you forgot to reply to the class WhatsApp group… again.
If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone.
For working parents — especially those with more than one child — the school week can feel like a high-speed juggling act. Between permission slips, lunchboxes, homework, extracurriculars, and actual paid work, it’s easy to end the day wondering how you’re supposed to keep up.
Modern parenting isn’t just about care. It’s about managing information. Schools now communicate through emails, apps, WhatsApp groups, printed notes, and the occasional child who forgot to mention they need a shoebox by tomorrow.
And it’s not just one child’s calendar to manage — it’s all of them. Different year groups, different teachers, different expectations. That alone would be enough to make anyone feel maxed out.
Now add work deadlines. A birthday party you forgot to RSVP to. Uniforms that mysteriously no longer fit. And dinner. Always dinner.
If you’ve ever woken up at 3 a.m. wondering if it’s your turn to bring snacks for the school trip — welcome to the club.
This invisible mental list of tasks, reminders, and responsibilities has a name: the mental load. It’s not just about being busy — it’s about constantly keeping everything in your head, all the time.
If you feel like you’re just barely staying on top of things, it’s not a personal failing. It’s a systems problem — trying to run a family like a full-time job, with no assistant, no automation, and zero breaks.
You don’t need to be more organised. You need better tools.
Simplify is a parenting assistant that works the way you do — through WhatsApp and email, not some clunky app you’ll forget to open.
Here’s how it helps:
✅ Forward school emails — it extracts the important stuff and adds it to your calendar
✅ Send a voice note on WhatsApp — it turns into a reminder or schedule update
✅ Get weekly summaries of what’s coming up for each child
✅ Share reminders with your partner — even if their work schedule is totally different
✅ Plus, get homework help and parenting tips based on your child’s learning style and personality
No dashboards. No pressure. Just support — when and where you need it most.
You’re doing more than enough — but you shouldn’t have to do it all on your own. If the daily chaos of parenting school-age kids is taking a toll, Simplify can take a bit of that load off your shoulders.
Try Simplify – the WhatsApp assistant that helps lighten your mental load.
