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Time-Sharing Schedules That Work for Your Kids. |
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It's a famous story: Two women were fighting over a baby each claimed as her own. Wise King Solomon had the women brought before him. To be fair, he ruled that the baby be cut in half, with one half given to each woman. The pretender agreed. The real mother screamed, No! Give the baby to her! King Solomon then knew that she was the real mother. |
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Although it's important for both parents to maintain a relationship with their children, visitation schedules based simply on dividing up the number of days in a calendar year without regard for the age of the children, the psychological needs unique to the children, or the temperament of the children can cause unnecessary stress; for very young children, ignoring these factors can cause permanent psychological harm. |
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It's obvious, of course, that children are individuals. Each child can tolerate more or less disruption and more or less time away from the security of a primary home. It's also clear that, for most children, the ability to make transitions from place to place increases with age. For time-sharing to work, both parents must be attuned to their children's unique requirements and needs, as well as the general developmental pattern that most children follow from birth through the teen years. |
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