Teach money and responsibility.
Money-Ready Kid
Build your child's money habits before money becomes a problem.
What it covers In development
Run the family.
Family Command Center
Turn everyday family chaos into a system that actually works.
Built for parents of children roughly 3 to 12
In development
This page describes what the system is designed to cover. The content has not been written yet, and it is not available for purchase.
The problem
Routines, chores, schedules, and responsibilities are hard to keep consistent. Most weeks start with a plan and end improvised.
Why the usual approach does not stick
- Disconnected printables. A chore chart and a routine card that know nothing about each other, so neither becomes a system.
- Generic advice. Written for no particular age, so it fits no particular child.
- Too much at once. A hundred pages you are supposed to adopt on Monday, abandoned by Thursday.
- No review step. Nothing that tells you whether it is working, so drift goes unnoticed until it has collapsed.
What this is instead
One repeatable system for the everyday running of your household, so you stop re-deciding the same things every morning.
- Set up. Pick the parts that match your family right now, and ignore the rest.
- Customise. Adjust to your children’s ages and your actual week.
- Use. Run it for a fortnight before changing anything.
- Review. A built-in check so you find out what is drifting while it is still fixable.
What it covers
This page describes what the system is designed to cover. The content has not been written yet, and it is not available for purchase.
Daily
- Morning routine framework
- After-school routine
- Homework routine
- Bedtime routine
Weekly and monthly
- Family dashboard
- Weekly family planning
- Weekly reset
- Monthly reset
- Family meeting framework
Responsibility
- Chore system
- Responsibility tracker
- Reward system
- Age-based responsibility framework
For parents
- Family rules framework
- Parent review system
Previews
There are no screenshots here, because the product has not been built yet. We are not going to mock up images of something that does not exist and present them as a preview.
If you want to be told when they are ready, there is a form further down.
Who it’s for
- Families with children roughly 3 to 12
- Parents who have tried routines before and could not keep them going
- Households where both parents need to run the same system
Who it’s not for
- Parents who already have a system that works and sticks
- Anyone looking for parenting advice rather than an operating system
- Families with only babies and toddlers, where routines are still driven by sleep and feeding
Free PapaCalcs tools that help you get started
You do not need to buy anything to make progress. These are free, and they always will be.
Work out your numbers
Allowance by age
Find a defensible weekly allowance for your child age, and see how to split it between spending and saving.
Family grocery budget
Find a realistic monthly grocery budget for your family size and ages.
Screen time by age
See how a screen time limit fits into your child actual day, alongside sleep, school, and everything else.
Read the decision first
How much screen time is reasonable?
For under 2, the guidance is to avoid screens other than video chatting with family. For ages 2 to 5, about an…
When should my child get a phone?
There is no correct age, and no research that identifies one. The useful question is what problem the phone so…
Why is every morning chaos?
Because most of the morning is decisions, and decisions are slow. Mornings go wrong when clothes, breakfast, a…
Common questions
What format is it?
Digital files you download after purchase. The exact formats are confirmed on this page once the product is released.
Do I need to print it?
No. The system is designed to work either printed or kept on a screen, and you can use only the parts you need.
Will it work if my children are different ages?
Yes. The responsibility framework is organized by age, so siblings at different stages use the same system at their own level.
Can I buy this today?
No. This one has not been written yet. Use the form below and we will email you once, when it is ready.
Want to know when Family Command Center is ready?
One email, when it launches. Nothing else.
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The other two systems
Three parts of the same approach: run the family, teach money, prepare for independence.
Prepare for independence.
The Road to 18
Prepare your child for adulthood before they need to be independent.
What it covers In development
All three together will be available as the PapaCalcs Parent System. Bundle pricing will be announced at launch. See the bundle