Parenting
How to Create a Strong Parenting Plan
18 articles
- Parenting OverviewAn overview of the importance of starting with parenting arrangements and the definition of guardianship.
- Parenting AgreementsUnique Agreements to Make Parenting Work
- Other Parenting MattersLearn about the provisions included in a co-parenting agreement that addresses travel, introducing new partners, children's belongings, and an annual review of your co-parenting plan.
Parenting Responsibilities
Learn about parenting responsibilities, the child's best interests, key co-parenting principles, co-parenting communication guidelines, and the different types of co-parenting decisions.
- Parenting ResponsibilitiesLearn about parenting responsibilities, parenting time, modern terminology and parenting time arrangements.
- The Best Interests of the ChildUnderstanding the child's best interests in Parenting Decisions
- Co-Parenting PrinciplesUnderstand key co-parenting principles that keep your child's best interests in mind.
- Co-Parenting Communication GuidelinesUnderstand co-parenting communication Guidelines and categories of decision making.
- Co-Parenting DecisionsLearn about how different types of co-parenting decisions are classified.
- Joint Decision-MakingLearn about establishing a process outlined in your agreement about joint decision-making.
- Co-Parenting Communication MethodsUnderstand co-parenting information sharing and methods of communication.
- When Co-Parenting Plans ChangeLearn how to balance consistency and predictability with flexibility.
Parenting Time
Learn about co-parenting arrangements, parenting time planning, and different co-parenting structures.
- Parenting Time PlannerLearn about creating a Parenting Time Schedule, exploring template options vs custom schedules, and key components of a successful co-parenting arrangement.
- Understanding GuardianshipLearn what guardianship means and how it applies to you.
- Parenting Time StructuresLearn about primary vs. shared co-parenting arrangements.
- Shared Parenting SchedulesLearn the difference between week on-week off, 2-2-3, and 2255 shared parenting time schedules.
- Common Primary Parenting SchedulesUnderstanding different types of primary parenting schedules.
- Holidays & Special DaysHow to schedule holidays and special days outside of your regular parenting time schedule.
- Parenting TimeUnderstand key components of parenting time arrangements, guardianship, and different parenting time structures and schedules.