Choose a clear weekly boundary
For example, care could change every Monday after school or every Sunday at 6 p.m. Pick a time and place that work for your family, then spell out what happens when school is closed.
Plan for the whole week
Look at homework, sports equipment, medication, and clothes before the handoff. Decide what stays in each home and what needs to travel. A short shared list can be more useful than a long conversation at the door.
Consider time between homes
A week is a longer continuous stretch than in 2-2-3. Think through how contact with the other parent will work, where appropriate, and whether the arrangement fits the child. There is no age at which this pattern automatically becomes the right choice.
Set up and review
CoFam includes an Alternating Weeks template. Choose the starting parent and date, check the first handoff, and review exceptions such as holidays or travel. A seven/seven overnight split applies to the unchanged two-week example.
Does it have to start on Monday?
No. Use the agreed handoff day and time.
What happens after a holiday changes a week?
Decide which parent resumes the regular rotation and on what date; make that explicit in the calendar.
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