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Support for Working Parents: Helping Kids Navigate Change

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As we transition from summer vacation to back-to-school season, we know parents and caregivers may need extra support. Whether you’re preparing for a new school year, adjusting to new routines, or helping your child navigate a major milestone, your Cariloop benefit can help1.

Cariloop offers support to help guide kids (and parents) through transitions with emotional awareness, resilience, steady routines, and supportive conversations. Review how the following Cariloop resources may help you this back-to-school season:

  • Join the Cariloop Webinar Backpacks, Bedtimes, and Big Feelings: Support Kids Through Life’s Transitions on August 27. New schools, shifting routines, and fresh faces can spark both excitement and nerves. This talk helps you support children through the moments when life switches gears. You’ll learn how to spot stress early, keep daily rhythms steady, and offer comfort when little ones need extra reassurance. Walk away with ideas that help kids of all ages — and their grown-ups — adapt with more confidence.

  • Use Cariloop for Education and College Support. Did you know a Cariloop Coach can help with more than just finding child care? Connect with a licensed Care Coach for personalized support with the following:
    • IEP/504 meetings 
    • Sourcing tutors 
    • ESL learning 
    • School transfers 
    • College prep 
    • FAFSA/scholarships and grants 
    • Home schooling 
    • Neurodiversity support 
    • Learning challenges 
    • Early intervention 
    • Behavior concerns 
    • Choosing graduate programs 
    • Student loans and financial aid 
    • SAT/ACT/ASVAB 
    • Trade programs and apprenticeships  

  • Use a Care Coach to Find Child Care, After-school Programs, and More. Choosing child care is a big decision. You want care that supports your child’s well-being and development while balancing cost, availability, and schedules. A Cariloop Coach can help you find and compare child care options and then schedule tours or interviews so you can see and evaluate options.

    Here’s an example of how a Care Coach could help:
    • You’ll connect with your Care Coach to share your child care preferences, including location, schedule, cost, and learning approach.
    • Your Care Coach will identify nearby options and review licensing, safety records, cost, and availability for each.
    • Finally, your Care Coach will review the options with you and help schedule tours or interviews.

How to Access Cariloop

Visit the Cariloop website and click Get Started to access your benefit. Follow the prompts and sign up with your work email (you can add a personal email or phone later). Once activated, you have access to Cariloop’s Care Coaches, UrbanSitter caregiver platform, tools, resources, and more. Learn more about your Cariloop benefit on the HR website.

1 MSU benefits-eligible employees have free access to the Cariloop platform, along with 30 days of complimentary access to a Care Coach for support with a paid option to extend coaching beyond 30 days (at employee’s expense). Your 30-day Care Coach benefit renews every calendar year.

Cariloop: A New Caregiving Benefit for MSU Employees

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To help promote a culture of care, MSU recently implemented Cariloop, a new caregiving benefit for benefits-eligible employees. Whether it’s for a child, parent, partner, friend, or even yourself, most employees will find themselves in a caregiving situation. From daycare drop-offs to helping an aging parent behind the scenes, it can be a lot to manage. Cariloop can help with navigating, finding, and managing care. 

Cariloop Coaching and Support Platform 

This benefit includes professional help from a Cariloop Coach. Each year, MSU employees receive 30 days of continuous support for free with the option to extend (costs apply after the 30 continuous days). A few of the top needs Cariloop Coaches can help with include: 

  • Help finding reliable, affordable care for children or an aging loved one. 
  • Mental health support for loved ones, including veterans. 
  • Support navigating care for neurodivergent loved ones (adults or children). 
  • Resources for legal and financial help before or during a care crisis. 
  • Support with family planning, postpartum, and menopause.  

Everyone’s care needs are complex, personal, and ever-changing. The above are just a few common examples Cariloop Coaches support. Cariloop also provides free caregiving tools, including a medication tracker and community channels to connect with like-minded individuals, articles and guides written by professional Cariloop Coaches, and access to UrbanSitter’s trusted network of vetted caregivers. View a recently recorded Cariloop webinar to learn more about this benefit. 

Cariloop Account Activation 

If you already activated an account with Cariloop, no additional steps are required, and you can continue to utilize the Cariloop platform.  In addition, the 30 days of continuous coaching provided annually resets on January 1, and all employees have access to another 30 continuous days for plan year 2026.  

If you have not yet activated your account, access the Cariloop portal with the following steps:   

  1. Activate your account: Visit the Cariloop website and click Get Started. Sign up with your work email (you can add a personal email or phone later).   
  1. Confirm your email: Cariloop will send a 6-digit code to your work email. Enter that code to finish activating your account.   
  1. Access your benefits: Once activated, you have access to the extensive features of the Cariloop Caregiver Support Platform. 
     

Questions 

You can learn more about Cariloop on the HR website. For questions, call Cariloop at 972-232-7561 (English or Spanish) or email support@cariloop.com.