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Planning ahead made easy

By LINDA BROWN

A family can never have too much communication or organization. Especially a family with school-age children.

The Kids In Motion Weekly Planner can help keep moms, dads and kids all on the same page in a handy spiral notebook.

The calendar section of the planner helps keep social and school obligations all in one place and up-to-date. It also has some clever features designed especially for children from divorced families. The heading of each day lets the child circle either Mom or Dad so he knows who is responsible for him that day.

There’s also a Mom and Dad message space on each page to help parents communicate with each other and their child even if they’re not together.

In the “About Me” section of the planner there’s space for important medical information, medications, allergies and emergency contact information. There’s also a phone number section, a family birthday page, along with a birthday and holiday wish list.

In the “Cool Stuff” section is a text message abbreviation directory, a what’s hot — what’s not page, space for writing down goals, journal pages and a page of cool calendar stickers to mark special days.

Each tab divider in the planner has a deep pocket to keep photos, important papers or monthly mementos.

At only $19.95 Kids In Motion Weekly Planner is a great gift idea for all the preteen and early teen kids on your Christmas list. To order go to www.kidsinmotionplanner.com or call GNV Direct at (800) 803-4370.