1. Supporting Your Child with MyStudyLife: A Guide for Parents
Overview
MyStudyLife is designed to foster independent learning while keeping parents informed and engaged. As a parent, you can use the app to encourage positive study habits and offer the right level of support—without micromanaging.
How You Can Support Effectively
Encourage Daily Dashboard Use: Prompt your child to begin each day by reviewing their MyStudyLife dashboard. The dashboard provides a centralized view of their upcoming tasks, classes, and exams.
Discuss Task Management: Use the Tasks tab to view what’s pending, completed, or overdue. Ask open-ended questions to encourage accountability—e.g., “Is there anything I can help with on your upcoming task list?”
Promote Calendar Planning: Help your child map out key milestones using the built-in planner. The calendar auto-syncs with tasks and exams to give a complete academic picture.
Tip: Let your child take ownership of their schedule while knowing you’re there to support their success.
2. What Information Can I Access in the Parent Dashboard?
Overview
The MyStudyLife Parent Dashboard provides a comprehensive, read-only view of your child’s academic schedule. It is designed to keep you informed and enable constructive support.
Available Features
Class Overview: See your child’s current classes, including subject names, locations, and times.
Tasks & Assignments: View all created tasks, including their due dates, completion status, and recurrence (for repeated tasks).
Exam Schedule: Access a list of upcoming exams, complete with dates, subjects, and notes.
Calendar View: Track your child’s full academic schedule—classes, exams, and tasks—in a single unified calendar.
Alerts (Optional): With parental notifications enabled, you can receive alerts related to task completion, overdue items, and exam preparation.
Designed for Partnership: The dashboard is passive and non-editable—preserving student autonomy while ensuring you have the visibility needed to offer meaningful support.
3. Receiving Notifications for Overdue Tasks and Upcoming Exams
Overview
MyStudyLife+ offers optional parental notifications that keep you informed of key academic moments—while letting your child remain in control of their learning.
Notification Types
Overdue Task Alerts
Choose to be notified when your child has a specific number of overdue tasks (e.g., 3, 5, or 10). These alerts help you step in with encouragement when it’s most needed.Exam Reminders
Receive reminders based on a lead time you select (e.g., 3 days before any scheduled exam). This ensures you can help your child revise and prepare effectively.
How to Enable Notifications
Navigate to your Parent Dashboard.
Go to Settings > Notifications.
Select the type of alerts you want to receive.
Choose your preferred delivery method: in-app, email, or both.
Save your preferences.
Note: Students will be able to view what types of alerts parents have activated, encouraging openness and trust.
4. Facilitating Positive Academic Conversations with Your Child
Overview
Open communication is key to academic success. MyStudyLife provides a shared platform to ground discussions in facts—not assumptions—so you can guide your child with empathy and clarity.
Suggested Practices
Highlight Upcoming Events: Reference the calendar to gently prompt planning: “You have a science exam next Thursday—want to plan some revision time together?”
Approach with Curiosity: Use features like the Tasks tab to frame questions like, “How are you feeling about your workload this week?” instead of “Why haven’t you finished this yet?”
Avoid Overreach: The Parent Dashboard is designed to inform, not control. Use it as a backdrop for support—not surveillance.
Outcome: With data as a starting point, your conversations become more proactive and collaborative, helping your child build resilience and confidence.
5. Balancing Involvement and Independence: Privacy and Boundaries
Overview
At MyStudyLife, we believe in empowering students while enabling healthy parental involvement. The Parent Dashboard respects both visibility and boundaries, offering a transparent yet non-intrusive view.
What You Can See
Academic schedule: classes, tasks, and exams
Completion status of assignments
Alerts for missed or upcoming key items (Premium feature)
Best Practices for Boundaries
Discuss Expectations: Let your child know what you can see and why.
Align on Roles: Frame your role as a partner, not a supervisor.
Trust Their Ownership: Use dashboard insights to offer guidance when appropriate, but give space for independent decision-making.
Goal: Establishing a respectful balance reinforces self-management skills while keeping you engaged in your child’s academic life.
MyStudyLife is built on the belief that student independence and parental support can—and should—coexist. With tools like the Parent Dashboard, smart notifications, and performance insights, you can stay connected to your child’s learning journey without overstepping. Whether you’re encouraging daily routines, planning around exams, or simply checking in, the platform is here to foster constructive dialogue, shared accountability, and long-term confidence. Your involvement matters—not just in tracking progress, but in showing up as a trusted ally every step of the way.