Scheduling Apps for Kids

Many of us use different apps or programs to schedule work, family activities, and engagements. Our children can use the same types of apps to keep them on track with their homework, assignments, sports, and other tasks. Below are some possible apps and programs kids can use to help them in scheduling their busy lives.

Swipes is an iPhone/iPad app that allows you to collect all your tasks in one place, organize them according to your personal priorities and then work on a single task at a time to achieve better focus. The task management tool, which is fully-integrated with Gmail and Evernote, is used in more than 140 countries around the world. Swipes is currently available on iOS devices.

Remember the Milk is a child friendly task management app that helps you in organizing your "todo" lists. You can either use the web-based version or download the app to your mobile device. You can quickly add tasks to Remember The Milk with smart add; this lets you enter your task's properties in one line, including due date, priority, repeat, tags, and more. You can also get reminders on due dates by email, text, IM, Twitter, and through the mobile apps (Android, iOS, Blackberry).

Does your child is a difficult time getting ready in the morning? Happy Kids Timer might be just the thing to "light a fire" under morning routines. This kid-friendly platform can be used throughout the whole day. Happy Kids Timer helps parents teach their children about time management by assigning different tasks with various priority levels. Children also have the ability create their own tasks, while allotting a specific amount of time to complete each item. Fun graphics and cartoons appear to encourage children to beat the clock and claim a star that gets them closer to their final reward.