7 time management tips for parents

In your kitchen, you can literally eat off the floor – you can always find something ;) – and when someone asks you what you wish for your birthday, you answer "two extra hands"? As a mom or dad, the day simply never has enough hours to manage baby, household, and work (and still get some sleep)! However, sometimes small things can help make everyday life with a baby and the associated mental load easier. In this article, we have compiled 7 tips to help you save some time – whether it's finally vacuuming the kitchen or just taking a breather over a cup of coffee.

1. Forward-looking meal planning

If you find yourself standing cluelessly in front of the fridge every day and realize that you're missing a crucial ingredient for every recipe, it's not only frustrating but also a waste of time. With a weekly plan, you put an end to spontaneous, hungry shopping trips, frantic recipe Googling, and having spaghetti for the fifth time in a row. Include all meals that you and your little explorer eat at home and write down a shopping list right away. You'll notice that the weekly grocery shopping becomes so much quicker! Another advantage: you automatically skip some unhealthy snacks.

Extra tip: Cooking slightly larger quantities and freezing them takes hardly any more time and you'll always have a delicious meal on hand when you need something quick!

2. Use digital helpers

Do you sometimes wonder how your grandparents managed their everyday life without the Internet and smartphones? We do too! Fortunately, today we have a multitude of digital helpers at our disposal that make life easier for moms and dads: for example, apps that allow you to sync your to-do or shopping lists and your calendar with your partner. This way, errands are neither forgotten nor duplicated, and scheduling appointments is very straightforward.

In the video, Cindy talks about the YouTube channel "" and shares her tips for time management within the family.

3. Say goodbye to perfectionism

If you haven't already bid farewell to your perfectionism in the household with the birth of your child, you should do so now. Of course, this doesn't mean you should become the queen/king of chaos, but in many areas, you can save time without anyone (except maybe you) noticing! Do the T-shirts really need to be ironed and the apartment vacuumed daily? Examine your daily routine for such small time wasters, and you'll realize how many supposed necessities you can actually do without.

4. Set up functionality

It's a vicious cycle: you don't have time to tidy up, and then you lose even more time because the toy that your little explorer urgently and desperately needs has slipped under the sofa and only reappears after you've turned the entire apartment upside down. So, keeping things tidy isn't just worth it for aesthetic reasons, but also because you won't waste time searching unnecessarily anymore. When every item has its designated place, cleaning up becomes much quicker! A good organization tip is to store things in a way that requires as few movements as possible and short distances: for example, put the spices in the drawer next to the stove or place the bathroom cleaner in the bathroom cabinet instead of with the other cleaning supplies in the storage room.

5. Seek assistance

Who actually says that you always have to do everything yourself? Of course, cleaning help or babysitters are also a matter of cost, but sometimes such support (even if only for one or two hours a week) can be truly worth its weight in gold! Don't hesitate to seek help or to ask family and friends. Maybe you can also team up regularly with other parents: sometimes they take care of the children for an afternoon, other times you do. The time you gain from this is well deserved!

6. Introduce the productive 15 minutes

What can you accomplish in fifteen minutes? Plenty! A small ritual with a big effect is the "15-Minute Power Tidy-Up" in the evening: When your little explorer is already asleep, set a timer for 15 minutes and complete as many small (household) tasks as possible within that time. This could be loading the dishwasher, making a bank transfer, or writing a birthday card. You'll notice that in such a short time, you can often get so much more done than you thought.

7. Have diapers delivered

If you have a child, you know how many diapers little explorers go through in a short time and also how bulky diaper packages are. And anyone who has gone shopping with a child can tell you how time-consuming and, above all, nerve-wracking it can be. Luckily, you no longer have to struggle with that! :) With the you can have your diaper supply conveniently delivered to your home and very flexibly: you can change the diaper size and delivery interval anytime online in your customer account, and if you're on vacation, you can also reschedule the delivery date there. As needed, you can also add wet wipes, care products, and changing mats. Isn't it much nicer to spend time playing with your baby instead of lugging around diaper packages? Maybe your supermarket also offers a delivery service – then you can also save yourself the hauling here and order your groceries directly using your weekly meal plan. ;)

8. Save and redistribute mental load

How can I celebrate my baby's first birthday? What to do for a stomach ache? What does the diaper contents say about my child's health? As a mom or dad, you have a lot of (more or less important) organizational tasks on your mind every day. These mental burdens are called "Mental Load". It can be helpful to make a detailed list of who in your family organizes and keeps track of which "everyday tasks" and whether the distribution is fair. There are even available online to check this. Sometimes, you can simply "outsource" the search for answers to these questions. In our with Katharina Katz, you will find detailed tips.

We hope we could give you some helpful tips to help you gain a few extra minutes of "quality time" with your favorite in the future!