The 2-2-3 schedule
Two nights at one home, two at the other, then three back at the first. The pattern flips each week and repeats every fortnight.
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The 2-2-3 schedule splits the fortnight into short, predictable blocks. One parent has the children Monday and Tuesday, the other takes Wednesday and Thursday, and the first keeps the long Friday-to-Sunday stretch. The next week the pattern flips, so weekends alternate and the nights even out to a true 50/50 over fourteen days.
It suits parents who live near each other and both want frequent contact. Because no block runs longer than three nights, younger children are never away from either home for long. The trade is more handovers, so the pattern works best when the journey between both homes is short and the goodbyes stay calm and quick.
The printable gives you the fortnight pattern on one page and a fillable monthly calendar on the next. Write a name on each colour, print a copy for each home, and you have a shared picture of who has the children on any given night.
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The calendar that keeps this pattern for you, for both homes, lives in dip.
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