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A tool for parents who are parenting apart and need to make a plan for the current and future care of their children. This 56-page booklet contains information on making child-focused decisions. A worksheet helps parents write their parenting plan.

    Dear Parents
    Chapter 1. Before You Meet
      What is a parenting plan?
        How to use this booklet
      Why is it important to make a parenting plan together?
        How courts are involved
        “Best interests of the child”
      How to share parenting time
      How children grow
        Infants and toddlers
        Preschoolers
        Elementary-middle schoolers
        Adolescents
      What we do well
      What are our areas of agreement and disagreement?
      Nobody knows your children as well as you do
      Parenting well
        What your children need from you
      Parenting styles
        Am I using a Positive Parenting style?
    Chapter 2: Making Your Parenting Plan Together
      Elements of a successful meeting
      Tips for reducing conflict
    Chapter 3: Maintaining Your Parenting Plan
      When your children are moving between two households...
      How to exchange information with the other parent
      Tips on supporting your children’s relationship with both of you
      How to make ongoing decisions together
      Changing your parenting plan
    Additional Resources
    References
    Credits
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