If u were to go to a mediator they will talk to you about having a parenting plan a timeshare. They will look at your work schedule, flexibility, holidays, and what happens if there is an emergency or a change in the arrangement.
So if an emergency happens, the other parent can take over, or you and your ex-partner agreed approved child giver can look after the children. The mediator talks about consistency for the children. They advise to minimise the transition back and further is better, and as much consistency – research shown more benefitable for children on a week to week basis.
For example, if your partner can only offer to look after the children 2 nights per week. There is one suggestion, Tuesday, and Thursday night.
However the better option would be two nights beside each other for example, Tuesday, Wednesday, (the same each day per week) So now thing I can see, you ex partner needs to encourage more consistency for the children’s sake, not what is easy for him. He needs to be more organised in his flexibility when to take the children.
The school holiday, either your partner may need to arrange his work more organised, take holiday, they may need to spend time with your agreed other child givers, schools may offer holiday camps or activities to balance childcare, have a au pair for the holiday, live in child minder.You and your ex-partner need to have a serious talk about how to make the co-parenting schedule – timeshare work.Maybe if things do not go well, you go and speak to a mediator. They are neutral. They recommend a year proactive meeting to see how the coparenting plan is working out.
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