Practical reading for parents who are drowning in school emails.
August 27, 2026
When you connect your Gmail, Google shows you a permission screen. It looks like this: [Screenshot: Google OAuth consent screen showing "DailyNest wants access to your Google Account" with the scope "View your email messages and settings."] That's the only permission DailyNest requests.
August 26, 2026
Working headline: The Best Back-to-School Apps for Parents in 2026, Reviewed Honestly (Including Ours, Which We Put First) Every August, a new crop of "best family organizer" lists shows up, usually written by whichever app is ranking itself first. We're not going to pretend to be different.
August 25, 2026
Avni Patel Thompson posted the note on Substack. Eighteen months in, YC-backed, $60 a month ($40 for beta users), the family assistant that was going to read your texts, photograph your flyers, and hold the whole logistical mess of a household in one place.
August 23, 2026
DailyNest reads the school emails, the soccer practice emails, the ballet schedule changes emails then sorts them by kid, and sends you one briefing. You pick the time it hits your inbox so you can read it with coffee or before going to sleep at night.
August 19, 2026
Ohai gets great press, and not by accident. It was founded by Sheila Lirio Marcelo, who built Care.com, and its backers include Mindy Kaling, Olivia Munn, and Abby Wambach.
August 19, 2026
Cozi is a place where you type things in. DailyNest reads the things that already arrived in your inbox.
August 3, 2026
Skylight makes a screen. DailyNest reads your email.
July 14, 2026
My friend Kate mounted a Skylight Calendar in her kitchen last spring, and honestly, I was jealous. It looks great.
March 25, 2026
It was 7:14 on a Tuesday morning. My daughter was eating cereal.
March 18, 2026
If you have school-aged kids, you already know the problem. The emails never stop.
March 11, 2026
Last week I decided to count. Not estimate, not guess.
March 4, 2026
If you've ever searched "how to organize school emails" you've seen the advice. Set up Gmail filters.