{"id":4473,"date":"2010-11-24T10:00:29","date_gmt":"2010-11-24T18:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gtdtimes.com\/?p=4473"},"modified":"2014-06-12T18:19:20","modified_gmt":"2014-06-13T01:19:20","slug":"a-trigger-list-for-moms-and-dads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2010\/11\/a-trigger-list-for-moms-and-dads\/","title":{"rendered":"A Trigger List for Moms and Dads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A friend of mine came to visit when my first child was three months old.  Noticing I was still actively using my day planner, she joked, &#8220;What do you write on your task list, &#8216;Cook and Clean?'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She wasn&#8217;t trying to hurt my feelings, but her question reflected an assumption that <em>many<\/em> people have about those who spend the majority of their waking hours taking care of little ones&#8230;that they&#8217;re not actually &#8220;doing&#8221; anything.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve spent 10 years as a full-time mom, and let me assure you that taking care of a family is a huge responsibility.  It&#8217;s a party some days, a train wreck other days, but it&#8217;s the most important thing I&#8217;ve ever done.  I&#8217;ve created a Mom-and-Dad-friendly &#8220;Trigger List&#8221; to help parents see what types of things they can organize with GTD. <\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Let the fun begin:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Books to read together as a family<\/li>\n<li>Holiday traditions to create more unity<\/li>\n<li>Recipes that can be made with lots of &#8220;help&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Lullabies to learn on the guitar<\/li>\n<li>Parent\/Child date night ideas<\/li>\n<li>Promises I&#8217;ve made to my children<\/li>\n<li>Promises I&#8217;ve made to my spouse<\/li>\n<li>Family service projects<\/li>\n<li>Neighbors we&#8217;d like to know better<\/li>\n<li>Family Vacations<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Quiet Time,&#8221; family-friendly websites<\/li>\n<li>Free community events<\/li>\n<li>Family day-trips<\/li>\n<li>Errands to run when I&#8217;m by myself<\/li>\n<li>Errands to run when I&#8217;ve got lots of company<\/li>\n<li>Volunteer opportunities with the PTA<\/li>\n<li>Birthday party gifts to keep on hand<\/li>\n<li>Fun birthday party games and ideas<\/li>\n<li>Good behavior incentive programs for my children<\/li>\n<li>Job charts\/housework plans<\/li>\n<li>Shopping lists (pre-printed, organized by store)<\/li>\n<li>Sports for my children<\/li>\n<li>Home de-junking plans<\/li>\n<li>Cultural experiences to calendar<\/li>\n<li>Great mentors for my children<\/li>\n<li>Items to discuss with my children&#8217;s school teachers<\/li>\n<li>Holes in the wall to repair<\/li>\n<li>Family fitness goals<\/li>\n<li>Clothing to mend<\/li>\n<li>Clothing needs (did they grow out of that <em>already<\/em>?)<\/li>\n<li>Ideas to make nap time happen regularly<\/li>\n<li>Parenting books to read or classes to take<\/li>\n<li>Journal entries to record (so I don&#8217;t forget how cute my children are)<\/li>\n<li>Doctor and dental appointments to make<\/li>\n<li>Character traits I want to develop as a parent<\/li>\n<li>Character traits I want my children to develop<\/li>\n<li>Home decor ideas<\/li>\n<li>Play date ideas<\/li>\n<li>Crafts that won&#8217;t leave my kitchen sparkling with glitter<\/li>\n<li>Family memories to create so my children will always remember how much I loved them<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The list can go on and on, but way I see it, I have two options:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Option 1<\/strong>:  When my children turn two, I can say, &#8220;Look, Honey!  This is called a TV.  It&#8217;s going to take care of you for the next 16 years!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>or<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Option 2<\/strong>:  I can be an involved parent.  I&#8217;ll certainly take time, occasionally, to watch great programs on television, but I want more than that for my children. <\/p>\n<p>I want to be the kind of parent who thinks big.  I want to bring inspiring books into our home, bake 23 different kinds of bread, visit historical landmarks, tour the world&#8217;s museums, help families living in poverty, teach my children about history and politics, create a family of incredible photographers, and bike 12 miles together on Saturdays. <\/p>\n<p>All of this used to overwhelm me.  Of <em>course<\/em> I can&#8217;t do everything I imagine, but I can do a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">lot<\/span> of those things&#8211;if I&#8217;m organized. <\/p>\n<p>Getting Things Done isn&#8217;t just about &#8220;things.&#8221;  It&#8217;s about people, about relationships, and about creating a lifestyle that most people think they can&#8217;t achieve. <\/p>\n<p>Our family has improved dramatically since I implemented GTD into my life&#8211;not just because I&#8217;m less stressed   about running my business and managing the home, but because I now see a clear path to turning my dreams of a strong, healthy family into my reality. <\/p>\n<p><em>April Perry is the mother of four children and co-director of <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.powerofmoms.com\/\"><em>www.powerofmoms.com<\/em><\/a><em>. 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