Single dad planner for the kids' week, parenting time, meals and money

This single dad planner is for fathers running a household on their own who want the kids' week, parenting time, meals, school, money and personal goals kept together. It has 32 undated pages, delivered as a US Letter PDF and an A4 PDF by instant download, with nothing shipped.

You get a weekly family page, a parenting time plan with its own calendar, info sheets for the kids, a meal plan and grocery list, a school and activities schedule, a chore chart, a monthly budget and pages for one-on-one time with each child.

How the single dad planner keeps the week running

Map out the whole week on a single sheet: every child's schedule, who handles drop-off and pick-up, where the kids are each day and what is for dinner, with a box for exchanges, phone calls and visits. On the parenting time calendar you color in your nights and mark each handover day, while the school and activities week shows practices, rides and what each child needs to pack.

Note sizes, doctors, allergies and teachers one time, and sitters, grandparents or the other parent have the details when they need them. Nothing is dated, so you can begin any week and print fresh weekly, meal, school and chore pages as often as you like.

Who this single dad planner is for

• Dads raising one child or more on their own who want schedules, meals, school and money in one spot
• Separated or divorced fathers who keep track of parenting time, handovers and shared costs for the kids
• Working dads who lean on sitters, grandparents, friends and carpools to get through the week
• Weekend and part-time dads who want to make every one-on-one moment with each child count
• Dads who are new to going it alone and want a simple home binder with the kids' info, an emergency plan and key documents

Design and printing

• Clean, elegant pages: white backgrounds with soft blush pink touches that save ink
• Roomy margins, so a home printer will not cut anything off
• Portrait format in US Letter (8.5 x 11 in) and A4 (210 x 297 mm)
• Undated, so day one can be any week in any year
• The US Letter version starts its monthly, weekly, routine and chore pages on Sunday, and the A4 version starts them on Monday
• Quiet, neutral layout with light pink accents that prints well in color or in black and white
• Use it in a binder or on a clipboard, or have it spiral bound at a print shop
• Print the family, kids' info, emergency and documents pages one time, the calendars and budget monthly, and the weekly, meal, school and chore pages each week

Inside the single dad planner: 32 pages

1. 1Cover page with an index of everything inside
2. 2Start here, six steps to get going, which pages to print weekly and monthly, and a space to describe the dad you want to be
3. 3About our family, with your contact and job info, home details (utilities, spare key, trash day, car, pets, a neighbor), room for up to 5 kids in a table, your family's strengths and 4 house rules
4. 4Info sheet for two kids, 17 fields per child such as school, doctor, allergies, medicine, clothing sizes, bedtime and favorite foods, plus what comforts each of them on a rough day
5. 5Parenting time plan with a color key, your regular two-week rhythm, handovers, staying in touch with the other parent, holidays and special days, and what makes exchanges easier
6. 6Parenting time calendar, an undated month where you shade a circle for each night the kids sleep at your place and tick a square on handover days, plus exchange times, agreed swaps and your total nights
7. 7The year on one page with 12 blank mini months and the big dates ahead
8. 8Undated month view for the kids' school dates, games, practices and events, bills and paydays, a focus for the month and a don't forget box
9. 9Weekly family planner with your top 3 for the week, a parenting time box for handovers, calls and visits, and for each day the kids' plans, drop-off and pick-up, where they are and dinner, plus appointments, tasks and time together
10. 10Daily page with hours from 6 am to 9 pm, 3 things that must happen, the kids today, meals, a good moment from the day and notes for tomorrow
11. 11Kids' routines, a weekly tick chart with 7 morning steps and 7 steps for after school and evening, bedtimes and ideas that make mornings smoother
12. 12Meal plan for 7 days covering breakfast, lunch or lunchbox and dinner, a shopping list split into 6 sections, a plan for leftovers and dishes the kids can help cook
13. 13Shopping list with 8 sections of 7 lines each, plus the store, a spending cap and deals
14. 14Go-to dinners, 14 rows with cooking time, the kids' rating and main ingredients, plus quick 15-minute backups, pantry basics and meals you want to try
15. 15School and activities week for two kids, a 7 day grid split into before school, the school day, after school and evening, plus rides and carpools, what to pack the night before and what to bring to school
16. 16Tracker with 8 rows for activities, sports and clubs and 8 rows for homework, projects and tests, plus forms and permission slips and gear you need to buy
17. 17School year notes with room for two schools, 9 important dates, notes from parent-teacher meetings and proud moments
18. 18Chore chart for two kids, 7 chores each over the week, 12 ideas for jobs, a reward and one shared team job
19. 19Looking after the house: 7 weekly jobs, 7 monthly or seasonal jobs such as the air filter, oil change and gutters, a list of things to fix, service contacts and supplies to buy
20. 20Monthly budget with income (paychecks, support received, benefits, side income), fixed bills including childcare and support paid, 9 everyday categories with planned, spent and remaining, a snapshot and a money win, usable in any currency
21. 21Bills across the year, 16 rows for the bill, due day and amount with a tick box per month, plus subscriptions to review and dates for pay and support
22. 22Kids' expenses in 18 rows for date, child, purpose, amount, shared and paid back, plus totals and costs coming soon
23. 23Support and childcare, 6 rows for family, friends and other parents, 5 rows for sitters and care, backup care for sick days and school breaks, and ways to return the favor
24. 24Emergency plan with key numbers, who to call if you cannot reach the kids, meeting points, what the kids should know by heart, where things are kept and a grab-and-go bag checklist
25. 25Important documents checklist, 14 listed (birth certificates, passports, custody order, insurance and others) and 2 empty rows, with where each is stored and when it renews
26. 26Birthdays and key dates month by month, plus gift ideas for the kids
27. 27One-on-one time ideas, 20 of them sorted into four groups (at home, out and about, ten minutes is enough, bigger plans), questions for the car ride and the kids' own wish list
28. 28One-on-one time log, 14 rows for date, child, what you did and their favorite part, plus next plans for each child and things they shared with you
29. 29Dad's goals, room for 3 goals (the goal, why it matters, first steps, deadline), people who can support you, possible obstacles, a monthly progress check and a five year vision
30. 30Self-care check-in for dad with 7 daily habits to tick, an energy rating from 1 to 10, what refuels you, what went well, what felt heavy and help you could ask for
31. 31Looking back on the month: best moments with the kids, what you are proud of, what was hard, what helped and a score from 1 to 10
32. 32Lined page for notes

What you download

• US Letter PDF of the Single Dad Planner, 32 pages
• A4 PDF of the Single Dad Planner, 32 pages
• Read Me First, a brief guide to printing (PDF)

How to download and print

• Check out with PayPal, a debit or credit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your download page opens as soon as the payment goes through.
• We email the same private download links to you, so you can download your files again later.
• Open the PDF in a free reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader and print at 100% or Actual size.
• Print only the pages you need, as often as you like, for your own personal use.

Good to know

• It is a PDF meant for printing, not a hyperlinked digital planner. You can still open it in most note taking apps and write on the pages.
• You receive a digital file only. Nothing will be mailed to you.
• Printed colors may differ a little from what you see on screen.
• For your own personal use. Please do not share, resell or redistribute the files.
• Digital files cannot be returned. If a file does not open or print the way it should, email us and we will sort it out quickly.
• This planner helps you organize. It is not legal or financial advice. Your court order or parenting plan always takes priority, and legal or money questions belong with a qualified professional.

How this was made

Designed and written by PetiteDiary. AI tools helped draft parts of the text, and some background scenes in the preview images were created with AI. Every page was designed, reviewed and checked before release.

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