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How to Manage Summer Planning in a Co-parenting Family
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Summer planning when you share custody: start early, agree on the holiday weeks, swap days when you need to, and balance old traditions with new ones.
New Book: "Vardag med Varannan Vecka"
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Psychologist Maria Farm and journalist Lisa Bjärbo wrote the book they missed about life in two homes — on money, equality and kids with special needs.
Read the Co-parenting Report on Shared Custody in Sweden
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How do families in Sweden live every other week? Read our report on shared custody: background, regional differences, and family finances. In Swedish.
What Are Your Rights at Home as a Child?
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Children have the right to both parents, to be heard, to know what is happening and to a safe home. Five rights you have as a child, explained simply.
The Shared Calendar Makes Your Life Easier
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See the whole month at a glance, build your child's living schedule, and keep both homes in sync. How the Co-parenting shared calendar works.
Checklist: Separating With Children
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Separating with children? A checklist of what to sort out first: where everyone lives, the schedule, handovers, money, sick days, and what to tell the kids.
Tough Questions From Your Child – How Do You Respond?
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What to say when your child asks if you still love each other, or who wanted the divorce. Example answers to six tough questions, from a child psychologist.
The Benefits of Living in Two Homes for Children
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Two homes can be a good thing for kids: more one-on-one time with each parent, more caring adults around, special traditions, and a calmer everyday life.
Living in Two Homes: Why Sweden Is Different
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Nowhere is alternate living as common as in Sweden. Child psychologist Malin Bergström on why everyday contact with both parents matters for children.
Population Registration and Shared Custody
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Where should a child with two homes be registered? Learn how Skatteverket decides folkbokföring in shared custody and why the address matters for school.
How the Co-parenting App Works
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See how the Co-parenting app works: a shared hub for your children's calendar, chat, lists and expenses, plus how to sign up and invite your co-parent.
How Should We Communicate About the Children?
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How to talk to your co-parent about the children without it turning into a fight: treat each other as colleagues, agree what you discuss and how often.
Here's What Researchers Say About Alternate Living
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Most children do well living in two homes, research shows, though not all. What researchers say about alternate living and how to talk to your parents.
How Are You Feeling? Support for Kids When Parents Divorce
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If your parents are getting divorced, it is never your fault, and things do get easier. Ideas for finding calm, a safe place of your own and a new normal.
Do You Need Someone to Talk To?
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If your parents have separated and you need someone to talk to, here are safe places for kids and teens to turn: Bris, UMO and Jourhavande Kompis.
Can I Decide Where I Want to Live?
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You always have the right to say where you want to live, and from age 12 your view carries more weight. What the law says and what your parents must do.
It’s Okay to Say Everything Isn’t Okay
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If your parents are divorcing, you don't have to pretend everything is fine. Advice for kids on parents who ask too much, badmouth each other, or fight.
How Parents Might React When They Split Up
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For children and teenagers: why parents get angry, sad, restless or shut down after a divorce, what the feelings mean, and why things usually calm down.
How Divorce Works
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What actually happens when parents divorce, in three stages: the time before they tell you, moving between two homes, and life settling into a new normal.
How to Tell Others About Your Separation
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Separating and unsure who to tell? How to agree on a shared message, what to put in the email to your child's school, and what to say to family and friends.
How to Talk to Your Children About Your Separation
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Telling your children about a separation is hard. Child psychologist Malin Bergström on when to tell them, what to say and how to handle the days after.
Give Your Child Hope!
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Children need to hear that things will get better. Child psychologist Malin Bergström on how to give your child hope while you get through a divorce.
Making Your Child Feel at Home After Separation
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How to make your child feel at home after separation: involve them in the move, create their own corner, and handle a smaller home without a spare room.
When a Parent Disappears from a Child’s Life
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When a parent disappears from a child's life, the child still needs answers. Child psychologist Malin Bergström on how to talk about an absent parent.
When Your Child Misses the Other Parent
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It's natural for a child with two homes to miss a parent. How to acknowledge the longing, when to allow a call or an extra night, and how to stay calm.
Separation Can Lead to Feelings of Loss
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A separation brings real losses: your identity as part of a couple, financial security, the nuclear family. Psychologist Malin Bergström on facing them.
Check In With Yourself During a Separation
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Taking care of yourself matters during a separation. Four calm questions to check in with yourself, plus small routines for home, food, exercise, and work.
Moving with Your Child as a Sole Custodian
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With sole custody you decide where your child lives and can move without the other parent's consent. Steps to ease the move and keep contact going.
"I Want to Move With Our Child!" (Joint Custody)
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With joint custody you need the other parent's consent to move with your child. What the law says, when a move becomes a crime, and what your options are.
Child Support When Children Alternate Between Two Homes
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With shared custody, neither parent usually pays child support — unless incomes differ widely. See what Swedish case law says and how to agree on costs.
How to Ease Transitions Between Homes
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Practical tips for smoother transitions between two homes: packing together, warm welcome-home routines, and what to do if your child resists the move.
Insults Between Parents
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Insults between parents hurt the children too. Learn how to tell insults from ordinary disagreement, why they must stop and what the law says in Sweden.
More Tips to Minimize Conflict Between Parents
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Practical ways to reduce conflict with your co-parent: keep your agreements, use I statements, stay out of their parenting and help out when you can.
Everything You Need to Know About Shared Custody Schedules
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Six shared custody schedules compared: 7+7, 2-2-3, 2-2-5-5, 3-4-4-3, 6+8 and 5+9, with the pros and cons of each so you can choose for your child.
Living Arrangements: Alternating Weeks or Something Else?
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Alternating weeks, 2+2+3+3 or living mainly with one parent: how to choose your child's living arrangements after a separation, and what matters most.
When Kids Favor One Parent
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It is common for a child to prefer one parent, and it is usually a phase. Why it happens, and what helps both the favorite and the left-out parent.
"My Co-Parent Doesn’t Want to Use the App"
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Co-parent not answering your invitation, or saying no to the app? Find out why, start using it yourself, and see other ways to get cooperation going.
How to Cancel the App
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Cancel your Co-parenting subscription step by step via the App Store or Google Play, delete your account, and see why deleting alone doesn't stop billing.
TalkSafe: The AI Chat Filter That Stops Offensive Messages
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TalkSafe reads tone, not just words: it catches belittling, irony and veiled threats, suggests kinder rewrites and blocks the worst messages outright.
Kids' Activities: Share the Info Once
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Add practices, dentist visits, and packing notes once — your co-parent, the children, and anyone else who needs to know sees them right away.
How the Packing List, Lists and To-Dos Work
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How the Packing List, Lists and To-Dos work in the Co-parenting app: check off what the child takes between homes, share wishlists and split tasks.
The Chat Simplifies Your Communication
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Keep every message about the kids in one place. How chat threads and visibility work, and how the TalkSafe AI filter stops toxic messages before they send.
Images & Child Info Make It Easy to Stay Connected
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Share photos, clothing sizes, vaccinations and account logins with your co-parent in one place, so both homes stay up to date without having to ask.
When Children Cope "Extra Well" After a Separation
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Some children cope with a separation by becoming extra responsible and high-achieving. What it looks like, why it happens, and how to help them relax.
When Divorce Affects Your Child's Schoolwork
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Divorce can make it hard for a child to concentrate at school. Why schoolwork suffers, how to help with homework, and when to ask the school for support.
Children Who Go Quiet or Withdraw
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Quiet children and teenagers who withdraw are often struggling to find the words, not shutting you out. How to build trust without pushing them to talk.
Teenagers Need Special Attention from Both Parents
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Teenagers pull away after a separation but still need limits. How both parents can keep track, set shared boundaries, and stay close to their teen.
Children's Anger and Tantrums After Separation
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Angrier child since the separation? Anger is often masked grief. A child psychologist explains why tantrums increase and how to set limits and stay close.
Food, Sleep, and Physical Symptoms After a Separation
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Trouble sleeping, a lost appetite or stomach aches after a separation are common. Child psychologist Malin Bergström on how to help your child feel better.
Children's Grief, Anxiety, and Depression After Divorce
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Sadness, worry and depression are common when parents separate. Learn how to spot what your child is grieving, open a conversation and give real hope.
What Support Can I Receive from Family Law Services?
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How familjerätten (Family Law Services) helps separated parents: cooperation talks, binding custody agreements, and the mandatory meetings before court.
Maintenance Support in Sweden: A Safety Net for the Child
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When a parent pays little or no child support, Försäkringskassan can step in with maintenance support. See the amounts and how it works.
Child Support in Sweden: How It Works
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Who pays child support in Sweden, how it is calculated, and what it must cover. Learn how to reach a binding agreement — or get a court decision.
Can You Get Housing Allowance With Alternate Living?
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You can get housing allowance with alternate living, but how much depends on the time the children spend with you. The Försäkringskassan rules explained.
What Benefits Can I Apply For as a Separated Parent?
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Housing allowance, child allowance, maintenance support and more. See which benefits you can claim as a separated parent in Sweden and how much each pays.
When Your Child Ignores You or Turns to the "Wrong" Parent
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If your child ignores you or only wants the other parent, it's usually a way of coping — not rejection. A child psychologist explains how to respond.
When Your Co-Parent Badmouths You in Front of the Children
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Is your co-parent speaking badly about you in front of the children? Child psychologist Malin Bergström on how to respond and help your child cope.
How Can I Reduce Conflict With My Co-Parent?
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Practical ways to lower conflict with your co-parent: accept what you cannot change, keep communication neutral, avoid revenge and talk to your child.
How to Get More Out of the Co-parenting App
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Get more out of the Co-parenting app: sync the shared calendar with your own, build a private photo album for the kids, and find articles worth reading.
How Children React to Separation and Divorce
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How do children react to divorce? Child psychologist Malin Bergström explains common reactions, why they come in waves, and how you can support your child.
How to Introduce a New Partner to Your Child
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When should a new partner meet your children? Advice on timing, telling your co-parent first, keeping the focus on your child, and how bonus families work.
Ending a Relationship Properly Is Key to Stable Co-Parenting
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Co-parenting gets easier once the couple relationship is truly over. Child psychologist Malin Bergström on grief, triggers, forgiveness and moving on.
Self-Care During a Separation Crisis
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When a separation turns into a crisis, self-care matters. Psychologist Malin Bergström on sleep, food, alcohol, moving your body, and asking for help.
Separation Is a Crisis You Go Through
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Separation is a crisis for most people. Child psychologist Malin Bergström explains the warning signs, common reactions, and why being left hurts most.
Benefits of Every-Other-Week Living for Children
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Is living every other week good for children? The upsides kids themselves mention: more time with both parents, more adults around, and a calmer home.
How Do Children Feel When Parents Stop Communicating?
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Silence between parents is a conflict too. How permafrost between co-parents lands on the child, and what you can do to get communication going again.
The Child Comes First
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How do you put your child first when your own life is in crisis? Child psychologist Malin Bergström on acknowledgment, hope, and staying a parenting team.
How Does Insurance Work for Children with Two Homes?
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Which home insurance covers a child with two homes? ICA Banken economist Magnus Hjelmér explains the rules, plus what applies to accident insurance.
Shared Finances in the Blended Family
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How do you split housing, food, allowances and gifts in a blended family? Everyday economist Magnus Hjelmér on a division that feels fair to everyone.
Save Money for Your Child After a Separation
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How do you save for your child after a separation? ICA Banken's everyday economist explains accounts in the child's name, funds, and saving in your own.
How to Keep Track of Your Child's Finances
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How to divide your child's costs when you live in two homes: sharing expenses fairly, compensating for vab days, joint accounts, and where to get help.
How to Secure Your Income After Separation
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Worried about money after separation? Learn how a-kassa, income insurance, health insurance, loan protection and buffer savings can protect your family.
How Does the Court Handle a Custody Dispute?
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What happens when a custody dispute goes to court: summons application, response, preparatory hearing, main hearing and appeal, from a family law attorney.
Division of Property (Bodelning): What You Need to Know
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A division of property agreement (bodelning) settles who gets what when you divorce or separate. Learn what differs for married couples and cohabitants.
The Child's Right to Visitation
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Visitation, or umgänge, is when a child lives mainly with one parent and sees the other less than a third of the time. What it looks like and who decides.
Joint or Sole Custody: What Does It Really Mean?
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Joint custody means deciding together; sole custody means one parent decides. Learn how it works in Sweden and when sole custody is best for the child.
How to Support Your Child During Parental Conflict
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When parents argue, children need reassurance. Learn what to say so your child knows the conflict is not their fault — and when to seek outside help.
How Does Severe Parental Conflict Affect Children?
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All children are affected when their parents are in conflict, silent moods included. A child psychologist on the signs and how to protect your children.
How to Handle Your Child's Activities and Big Events
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Can both parents come to the school play? How to take turns at your child's activities, graduations and holidays after separation — without the tension.
Living Arrangements: How Much Should the Child Decide?
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Children have the right to be heard about where they live, but not to carry the decision. How much a child should decide, and why around age twelve matters.
Shared Parenting for Babies and Toddlers
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Can a baby live in two homes? Child psychologist Malin Bergström on overnight stays, attachment to both parents and building up time with each of you.
Two Homes – What Does the Research Say?
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Swedish research on children living in two homes after a separation: how they fare compared with living with one parent, and when it does not suit a child.
Children's Belongings in Two Homes
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Clothes, football boots, and toys that travel between two homes. Get a checklist of routines and packing habits so your child's things stop going missing.
The Value of Shared Routines in Two Homes
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Shared routines make life in two homes calmer for a child. Advice on bedtimes, food, screen time, gifts and holidays when you and your co-parent live apart.
The Court's Assessment of the Best Interest of the Child
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What does a court weigh when parents cannot agree on custody, residence or contact? The six circumstances behind the best interest of the child, explained.
Creating Sustainable Agreements About Your Child
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What should a parenting agreement cover after a separation? Custody, where the child lives, holidays and handovers, and how to make it legally binding.
How to Support Your Child Through a Separation
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Child psychologist Malin Bergström shares simple ways to support your child through a separation: closeness, cozy moments, laughter and steady routines.
Are You Being Targeted by Your Co-parent?
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If your co-parent insults or attacks you, you can change the pattern. A two-step plan: map how contact works today, then set limits on how you communicate.
Siblings and Sibling Rivalry After a Separation
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Sibling quarrels often change after a separation. Why children fight more, why some suddenly stop, and what you can do at home to calm things down.
Co-Parenting Agreements Make Life Easier
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What should co-parents agree on after separation? Guidance on contact with the kids, how the two of you communicate, activities, and time together.
How to Build Trust With Your Child
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Your child needs to know they can come to you with anything. How to build trust, listen without defending yourself, and talk about their other parent.
How to Help Your Child Build Resilience
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How to strengthen your child's resilience: what it is, and how trust, support and age-appropriate involvement help children cope with big changes.
Parallel Parenting: When Conflicts Run Too Deep
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Parallel parenting means each parent runs their own home and contact stays minimal. Learn how to limit communication and shield your child from conflict.
Do You Need to Step Up or Let Go of Control?
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One parent carries the practical load, the other feels shut out. Learn how to step up — or let go of control — and build trust between your two homes.
A New Kind of Parenting - Ideally as a Team
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Co-parenting after separation works best as a team. Child psychologist Malin Bergström on trust, letting go, shared rules, and when to seek support.
How to Build a Co-parenting Team
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Build a co-parenting team after separation: why your different strengths help your child, and how neutral, correct and friendly contact keeps the peace.
Why Parental Cooperation Is Important
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Parental cooperation after a separation gives the child security. How to become a parenting team with your co-parent, and what your child gains from it.
I Feel Safe Having a Big Family in Two Homes
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What is it really like to grow up in two homes? Matilda, 18, on her blended family, missing a parent, step-siblings and what made her feel safe.
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