One of the neatest solutions that I heard about was what my lawyer called nesting. The idea being the kids stay in the house and the parents are the ones who shuffle. They each have their own little places and they go to the house for 3 days at a time. They have also tried the week on week off thing as well.
Another family I know have houses very close to each other - both walking distance to the child's school. The 3 days on 3 days off works well for that because of the distance. The child can pop into her mom's to get something. She can still have her set of friend on the street to play with etc.
Both these solutions were very child centered and work because of that. I don't know how long the first one will last but even if it is only a couple of years it gives the kids a chance to adapt.
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