{"id":18095,"date":"2016-10-03T16:28:08","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T16:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gokid.mobi\/how-active-families-can-save-time-each-week\/"},"modified":"2024-02-21T10:56:11","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T10:56:11","slug":"how-active-families-can-save-time-each-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gokid.mobi\/how-active-families-can-save-time-each-week\/","title":{"rendered":"How Active Families Can Save Hours Each Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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We all know what it\u2019s like. We start the school year so organized: pre-packed lunches, color-coded folders, closets that have the outfits organized by activity, and schedules that are in spreadsheets and planned to the last minute. But almost before we realize it we\u2019re feeding our younger child string cheese and dry Cheerios for dinner in the car<\/em> as we weave through traffic, trying to get our older child to soccer practice on time\u2013hoping she\u2019s in the right uniform and is indeed wearing both<\/strong> shoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Problem<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This isn\u2019t just the experience of a few parents\u2013it\u2019s a story we\u2019ve heard over and over. When you have more than one child, there simply isn\u2019t enough time to get everyone where they need to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, over\u00a030 million kids in the US are in organized sports. That\u2019s about three out of five\u00a0school-aged children in the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On top of this, nearly half of all students are driven to school by parents<\/strong>. Why? Over 50% of schools in the US don\u2019t have buses. Many parents have no choice or find the bus timings don\u2019t work with their schedules\u2013so they drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We did some of the math and figured out that a family with 3 children takes an average of 90 monthly trips, adding up to over 30 hours of driving time each month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s pretty crazy, but if you\u2019re in that situation you know how believable it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What can we do to solve this?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The way that is close to our heart here at GoKid is carpooling. By sharing the ride with two other families you can cut your driving time down to 1\/3 of what it was. Carpooling:<\/p>\n\n\n\n