The private family chat
A chat only your household can read — with report and block safety controls.
The family chat is a private household chat: only members of your family can read it. No outside audience, no ads, no data selling.
What it is for
The chat is the harbor's kitchen table:
- Quick coordination — "I'm picking up the kids, start dinner"
- Sharing the day's wins (the harbor loves a good win)
- Gentle nudges tied to real things: tasks, events, planned meals
Privacy
- Only family members can read and write.
- The chat follows the same privacy principles as the rest of Family Harbor — see Privacy & your data.
- No ads, no data selling, no dark patterns.
Safety controls
- Report — flag a message for the support team to review.
- Block — stop seeing messages from a member where the family situation requires it.
- Managed profiles — parents guide younger crew members and their profile settings.
Chat and the rest of the harbor
The chat sits next to the shared calendar and Kanban tasks: plan in the calendar, work on the board, coordinate in the chat. If anything is unclear, the FAQ has quick answers.