Here you’ll find articles about various living arrangements for children and the practical challenges that can arise. Get tips on how to make daily life smoother and create a secure environment, no matter where you live.
England
When your child lives in two homes, school, the doctor and benefit services may each need updated details. This checklist explains the main address questions for parents in England.
United States
If your child lives in two homes, school and tax records need to reflect the right information. In the United States, these services ask different questions. One address update does not settle them all.
Canada
When a child lives in two homes, several services may need updated information. In Canada, school, health coverage and child benefits each have their own process. Here is a checklist to work through.
Sweden
A child can live in two homes but have only one registered address in Sweden. Skatteverket decides that registration. Here is how it works when parents live apart.
Practical tips for smoother transitions between two homes: packing together, warm welcome-home routines, and what to do if your child resists the move.
Practical examples of 7+7, 2-2-3 and other parenting schedules, with questions to help you find a routine that works for your child.
How should your child live after a separation — alternating weeks, another split, or one main home? Here's what matters most when you decide.
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.
Children have the right to know what's happening in their lives and to say what they think about decisions that affect them. But it's the parents' job to make wise decisions that fit the child — with the child's wishes carrying more weight as they grow.
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.
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.
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.
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