How to Add a Domestic Helper or
Driver to a Limited-Access Circle
A driver picking up your kids, or household help coordinating around your family's schedule, often needs some visibility to do their job well — but that doesn't mean they need to see everything the family does.
Last updated: July 2026 · 5 min read
Where This Actually Helps
A driver coordinating school pickup and drop
Knowing when a parent is running late, or confirming a child reached home, is far easier with a shared arrival alert than a string of phone calls mid-traffic.
Household help managing timing around the family
Cooking, cleaning, or errands timed around when family members are home or away benefits from a general sense of arrival patterns, not constant location access.
A caretaker for an elderly or younger family member
Someone responsible for a specific person's wellbeing during the day may reasonably need visibility into just that person's status, not the whole family circle.
Keeping It Limited and Respectful
Be explicit about what they'll be able to see
Explain clearly what's being shared and why before adding anyone outside the immediate family — this is basic respect, not just a technical step.
Share arrival alerts for relevant zones only
A driver needs to know about school, home, and maybe an activity center — not every place a family member goes.
Avoid adding them to the full family circle by default
If Raksha's sharing settings let you scope visibility to specific members or zones rather than the whole circle, use that rather than granting blanket access out of convenience.
Revisit access when the arrangement ends
If a driver or helper's role changes or ends, remove their access at that point — don't let it linger past the working relationship.
When a Phone Call Is Still Better
Not every coordination need requires an app. A driver who works for you for a single trip or occasionally doesn't need to be in any circle at all — a phone call for pickup timing is simpler and more appropriate. Reserve limited-access sharing for people in a genuinely regular, ongoing role where repeated manual coordination is the actual friction being solved.