FAMILY SCHEDULING = AN INTENTIONAL LIFE OF JOY
Company Helps Moms on Find Solutions for Busy Weekends
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Molly H. Gold at via email
Apex, NC - GO MOM !NC announces today that it's Founder and President, Ms. Molly Gold, will be featured on NBC's Today Show Weekend Edition Saturday, July 15, 2006. "I was invited by correspondent Bob Meyer to serve as the expert for a story focusing on how families can find time to enjoy their weekends," states Ms. Gold. "My role as a Family Scheduling Expert is to advise the Pennington family of Holly Springs, NC on how they can better manage their family schedules to enjoy weekends together, rather than be trapped by a manic schedule of household chores and activities that consumes what little time they have. This feature shows Moms how to play an active role in setting the pace of their family life." How did the Pennington's do it? Take a look below:
- Schedule -.Use a portable, mom-oriented calendar system, such as the GO MOM!® Planner, to create one central calendar that condenses all family member schedules. Think of yourself as the gatekeeper. You have the power to both commit and protect time to produce the best outcome for you and your crew. Each time an event arises for any family member, first check your planner prior to committing that individual. Evaluate it for hot spots that need readjusting to lighten the load when possible or simply call in additional resources, such as carpool, to help you get it all done. Keep it in an accessible location when you are home and keep it close each time you venture out.
- Organize - Create a GO MOM!® Map to consolidate all information centers into one location, or create them where they previously did not exist. Along with your GO MOM!® Planner, initiate the use of a Wall Organizer with cork and wipe board features for your partner and kids. Educate them that this is their base of operations and while you will maintain the calendar for them, in conjunction with your Planner, it is their responsibility to communicate with you about their lives. Encourage them to use the wipe board to jot reminder notes for you and provide enough push pins to allow important invitations or school work to be highlighted for all to see. Take it one step further and assign each family member a personal In/Out box, adults included, and instruct them as to how the system works together. For Mom, a mobile file system will make harnessing information easy when not at home and offer an efficient system to accommodate the paper that comes with life.
- Grow - After creating your GO MOM!® Map, you'll find easy ways to delegate and outsource both inside and outside the home. Use an age appropriate chore chart to get your kids on board and have an open dialogue with your partner about how to best manage the work load within your respective roles. When appropriate, don't hesitate to use home cleaning services, on-line grocery shopping, and any other service that will make your most hectic days a little easier. When Moms learn how to create a GO MOM!® Map, they will understand why each individual schedule truly impacts the others. Then they can live their lives intentionally, both committing and protecting family time to be spent by choice. Family Scheduling is a fundamental step towards experiencing family life in the way most everyone would like...joy filled and together
GO MOM !NC helps mothers make positive mothering a daily reality by providing solutions oriented resources that support the mantra GO MOM!® Schedule. Organize. Grow.® Ms. Gold is known for her keen insights into Family Scheduling and has been featured both in print and on air media alike. She currently serves on Cartoon Network's Tickle U Advisory Board and as Family Scheduling Expert at both www.BlueSuitMom.com, and www.NewBaby.com. Her work has been featured in both Parents and Parenting Magazines, Better Homes and Gardens, The Washington Post, ABC's Good Morning America, and most recently NBC's Today Show Weekend Edition. To learn more about GO MOM !NC, visit www.GOMOMINC.com. For interviews with Molly Gold, e-mail via email.
