Janice from Kiki Family App

What’s one invisible responsibility you carry that you wish was shared? Drop a comment below or tag a parent who would benefit from Kiki.

#InternationalWomensDay #MentalLoad #WorkLifeBalance #Parenting

It’s time to shift the conversation from women “doing it all” to using technology to lighten the load and enable the parenting load to be more equally shared.

This is why I built Kiki: to lighten the burden of child admin, so primary carers, especially mums, don’t have to do it all.

At work, this invisible labour affects careers. When one person is the default organiser at home, it limits time, energy and ultimately opportunities.

Real gender equality means addressing the unseen barriers, not just the visible ones.

- Our survey revealed that 93% of mums handle school admin alone.
- The European Index for Gender Equality found that 70% of male partners don’t engage in daily domestic responsibilities.
- Pregnant Then Screwed discovered that mums are 2.5X more likely to request flexible working than dads.

Today, on International Women’s Day, we celebrate progress. But let’s also talk about the hidden barriers still holding women back.

At home, women predominantly carry the mental load of parenting: tracking school admin, remembering extracurricular schedules and organising their kids' social life.

Kiki User Research Survey #2 Hey parents! Kiki is being built by a parent just like you, someone who knows what it’s like to struggle to keep up with the constant flow of school and communications and everything else their kids a...

Hey folks I'm Janice the founder of Kiki, an app that simply tells parents what they need to know when they need to know it by trawling through all the emails they receive about their children.

Can you spare 5mins to help me with some research?

Thanks to everyone for their ongoing support and we're all so excited what 2025 will bring for Kiki!

#Parenting #SchoolEmails #TooMuchToDo #HelpNeeded

As a thank-you we'll be randomly selecting some of those who complete the survey to receive a family board game.

Please do share the survey with other parents you know, not only to help us it'll also maximise your chances of winning: the more completions we get, the more games we'll send out :)

Kiki User Research Survey #2 Hey parents! Kiki is being built by a parent just like you, someone who knows what it’s like to struggle to keep up with the constant flow of school and communications and everything else their kids a...

Kiki aims to take this stress away and just tell you when and where you need to be. As we enter our next stage of development we need your feedback: survey.getkiki.app

Our survey will only take 5 minutes!

At this time of year, school emails seem to peak with us parents needinh to remember something every day, which is frankly mentally exhausting as we still have our own lives and work to organise too, often with increased pressures and impending deadlines as we take leave over the Xmas period.

I've also just taken on 2 new clients with deadlines in January (I just can't say no - need to pay the bills!). Plus things are ramping up fast for Kiki

Life as a mum and entrepreneur is hard.

I'm just feeling so totally overwhelmed at the moment. No idea when I'll going to wrap Xmas presents or get the tree. Have a list party on Sunday and need to visit my dad in hospital on Saturday.

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If you’re new here, shoot me a note—I’d love to tell you all about it!

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My 7yo is pretty bad. My 9yo varies 🤣

But they aren't getting any better the older they get. I swear they're getting worse 🤣

I know. It's like they literally explode out of their clothes though. How?!

POV: When you excitedly dash out to pick up a new gadget that you've been wanting for 6 months but then can't bring yourself to get it out of the box as you realise now you not only have to magically make space for it but you also need to learn how to use 😫

#parenting #mumlife #momlife #overwhelmed

Had a bit of fun at the local light up show advertising my new so for overwhelmed parents 😁

The last remaining pumpkin/squash from Halloween that I haven't quite managed to do anything with yet. It's too hot to throw away but not something I would normally cook!

Youngest has decorated it with a leaf to try and give it a new life 🤣

Their guidance is: "Given that this an occasion for celebrating your success, the dress code is cocktail dresses/business attire."

However I'm neither a dress nor suit kinda gal. I much prefer jeans and a T-shirt!

So I'm a finalist for the every woman awards in their Tech Innovator category and the award ceremony is next week. However I've not a clue what to wear!

Note to self baked beans and pilates do NOT go together 🙈

Anyone else feel like they’re constantly drowning in school admin? How are we all keeping up? I certainly haven't mastered it yet but I'm working on it!

Best part? We completed the permission slip yesterday after the chase email. Now we’ve given permission FOUR times (yep, I filled the form in again today after the call)!

And it’s not my fault I’m off the school mailing list! Meanwhile, hubby’s inbox is drowning in unread emails.

Parenting is just one long game of chaos management, right? 🥴

Yesterday: A chase email to hubby about the school trip deadline.

Today: Ambushed at the classroom door and then chased again by admin on the phone a few hours later.

Good point! It's much nicer for interactions and appreciation rather than just numbers!

Tiny bowl with jacket potato and beans with large knife and fork either side.

I think I may have chosen the wrong tools for the job...

It was tasty though and I didn't make too much of a mess!

PART 4

And did I manage some me-hubby time?