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A parent’s guide: How to keep your kids’ keepsakes organized on Dropbox

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Apr 7, 2025

Early childhood

Welcoming a new member of the family brings not only tons of smiles and sleepless nights, but also lots of paperwork. Here are a few different examples of stuff from your child’s early years to keep safe in cloud storage:

  • Birth announcements

  • Birth certificates

  • 529 college fund paperwork

  • Medical/dental/vision insurance cards

  • Immunization records

  • Instructions for babysitters/nannies

  • Daycare forms

Grade school

Grade school is an exciting time for both kids and parents. Your children are becoming more independent and social. Keep tabs on these files during the grade school years:  

  • School event calendars

  • Spreadsheets for birthday party invitations

  • Summer camp forms

  • School health forms

  • Eyeglass prescriptions

High school

During the high school years, there’s more school work and extracurricular activities as your teens transition into adulthood and prepare for college. Show your teen how to use Dropbox so they can store these important documents:

  • Pay stubs and W-2s

  • College applications

  • Scholarship applications

With Dropbox Family, up to six members have access to private accounts with 2,000 GB (2 TB) of storage—all under one bill. And everyone has access to a shared Family Room folder, so you can upload all those important family files, baby videos, and Google Docs full of family recipes in one place.

Sign your kids up early to develop good organizational skills. They'll be ready to manage all the digital files that come with school and beyond.

Learn more about how Dropbox Family can help you keep your files backed up and organized.

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