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A 50/50 schedule helps kids to feel secure that both parents are fully involved and keeps them close and engaged with both of their parents, without ever feeling like a visitor in one parent's life.

A 2-2-3 schedule can work well for a toddler if the parents live close to each other. The following schedules can also work for a toddler: Alternating every 2 days schedule where your toddler alternates spending 2 days with each parent.

For a 3-6 year old, about 2-3 days — a week at the maximum, and that's probably stretching it. That said, the problem with our culture is that very few parents have a tribe-like support system around them.

If you cannot mutually agree on custody, the court will have to determine the custody arrangement that it deems is in the best interest of the minor child. In some cases, the court will order a custody/parenting time evaluation to be done by a neutral private evaluator.

You should also give your child's social activities and commitments priority whenever possible. Some common custody schedules for 5- to 13-year-olds are: An alternating weekends schedule with a midweek evening visit. An alternating weeks schedule where the child alternates weeks with each parent.

Be clear and consistent when disciplining your child. Explain and show the behavior you want. ... Limit TV and computer time to just one to two hours a day. ... Monitor what your child is watching. ... Give your child a limited number of simple choices, like choosing what to wear, what games to play or what snack to eat.

2-2-3 Routines In a 2-2-3 routine, children are with one parent for two days, then with the other parent for two days. Next, the kids go back to the first parent for a 3-day weekend. From there, the routine will begin again but with the other parent having the kids for two days, flipping the routine.