The co-parenting planner

What children need most is predictable

Children cope best with separation when the adults around them are predictable. They know where they'll be sleeping, who's picking them up, and that Christmas has been sorted without a row.

This planner helps you get there. It covers the arrangements separated parents most often need to agree, with space to write down what you've decided. Fill it in together, or each fill in a copy and compare. If talking is hard right now, start on your own with the pages about the children.

What's inside

• The children's details both homes need, and one list of who to call
• Ground rules for messages and handovers
• A two-week routine grid, and a year planner to colour in
• Holidays and special days, alternating year by year
• Who pays for what, child maintenance, and a shared costs log
• The big decisions, new partners, and what you'll tell the children
• Taking the children abroad, with a letter of permission to copy

21 A4 pages. Print it, or type straight onto it in a PDF app. Written for England and Wales, and sold to buyers in the UK.