Families
Start with the family you have.
The useful details change from home to home. Find a guide for the people, distances, and care arrangements you are working with.
Choose the question that is closest to home
You may recognize your family in more than one guide. Start with the issue you need to arrange this week: a new routine, a grandparent’s pickup, different schedules for siblings, or time away. Use the questions that fit the arrangements you are working with.
Find a guide
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When you’re newly separated
Start with the next handoff, the next school morning, and the information each home needs. You do not have to solve the whole year today.
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A shared calendar for a blended family
Different children may have different weeks. Start with each child’s actual schedule, then look at the days your household shares.
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When most daily care is with you
A useful plan can be small: who is helping, when they are expected, and what they need to know.
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Planning between homes that are far apart
When a handoff involves a flight or a long drive, travel details belong beside the dates.
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A care plan that can handle time away
Deployment and relocation bring details a repeating calendar cannot settle on its own. Separate the confirmed plan from the dates still waiting on orders.
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A plan that uses your family’s names
Your calendar should make everyday care easy to understand, without asking your family to fit someone else’s labels.
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Keep grandparents in the loop
A Thursday pickup is easier when everyone knows the time, the place, and who is taking over afterward.
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Sharing one home on different days
In a nesting arrangement, the children stay in one home and the adults take turns being there. The house needs a handoff plan too.
Bring your agreed care dates and family details together. Family setup in CoFam