If you can’t beat them, join them, as the saying goes. For all the wailing over artificial intelligence (AI) taking over our lives, the fact is that AI is a tool which, if used judiciously, can actually be helpful. It’s in the way that you use it. This week, start off finding out how AI can help you do the Dad thing a little better.

Planning and budgeting

AI-powered apps and sites that help plan activities, and manage budgets according to your inputs, can work for a busy young parent as well as for any professional. Feeding routines, doctors’ appointments, play schedules, school timetable — if it all feels too much to juggle, let AI take it in hand.
You can try: app.gravitywrite.com

Monitoring and journalling

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