Compare the everyday process
Rather than choosing a label first, ask how schedule changes will be requested, which issues need a joint response, and what happens when an answer does not arrive. Put those answers into clear, usable instructions.
Keep plans separate from assumptions
More direct communication is not automatically better in every situation. Less contact is not an automatic solution to conflict. Work with the arrangements and support appropriate to your family.
Choose software for the actual job
CoFam can organize schedules and expense decisions. Check any communication requirements in your arrangement, then choose tools that fit those needs.
Can our communication approach change?
Review the specific arrangements and get the right guidance before changing a required process.
Does either term specify overnight percentages?
No. Write out the actual schedule separately.
Turn an agreed schedule into dates you can both follow. → Explore schedule examples