5 Apps That Ease the Stress of Post-Divorce Parenting

Ending relationships is never easy, but time and distance help to heal the wounds that precipitated the break-up. The process is made a lot more difficult when you have to continue interacting with the person you’ve recently split from. Unfortunately, this is exactly what divorced parents have to deal with.

This can put a lot of stress on parents trying to do the right thing for their children while also attempting to recover from the trauma of a failed marriage. It can be overwhelming, to say the least. What can parents do to make their lives a little easier in the immediate aftermath, as well as moving forward?

Believe it or not, there’s an app for that. Actually, there are dozens that could help, depending on your situation. Some are specifically designed for co-parenting, while others are just handy to have. Here are just a few apps to help you east the stresses of post-divorce parenting.

1. Our Family Wizard

This incredible app will set you back $130 per year (per parent), but you’ll find it well worth the cost for the order it brings to your chaotic life. Specifically designed for co-parenting, this platform features a dashboard that includes a calendar, an expense log, and a message board, among other things, all meant to help you share every part of your children’s lives without ever having to communicate face-to-face.

Auto-sync ensures that both parents are always up-to-date. However, the feature you’re likely to appreciate most is the add-on ToneMeter. Incredibly, it monitors your messages for tone and flags emotionally loaded words, prompting the user to change the tone of the message. If Mary Poppins were an app, she would be Our Family Wizard.

2. SquareHub

If interacting on Facebook is entirely too contentious, it’s time to try SquareHub, the private social network designed for families. With options for scheduling, private messaging, notifications, and more, you can coordinate schedules, share information and photos, and generally manage your family without every Tom, Dick, and Zuckerberg interfering. It’s also a safe to include kids – flexible permissions limit what they see and check-ins let you keep tabs on their location.

3. Chore Monster

Kids are masters of pitting parents against each other, and splitting time between two households gives them ample opportunity. When it comes to teaching kids responsibility through chores, don’t let them get away with the “Mom said, Dad said” game. Use ChoreMonster to co-manage household chores and allowances.

4. Kango

Having trouble figuring out after school childcare and rides to activities? Kango aims to make life easier with an app that pairs background-checked, fingerprinted nannies with parents in need. Look for childcare, schedule a ride, get real-time updates and tracking, and speak directly with the driver/sitter.

5. SupportPay

Paying or collecting child support can be one of the hardest parts of interacting after divorce. SupportPay makes it easy to track child support and shared costs for healthcare, daycare, extracurricular activities, and more, with automatic calculations, updates, and so on, not to mention third-party review for contentions.

If you’re having trouble managing child custody or child support payments, despite the many handy apps on the market, don’t hesitate to contact the qualified attorneys at The Gucciardo Law Firm today at 248-723-5190.