Family meeting for two homes: agenda and tips
A 23-minute agenda to help children know where they will be and what is the same in both homes, with what to decide and how long to keep it.
The agenda (23 minutes)
- min 0Step 1: Look at the next two weeks: which nights are where5 min
- min 5Step 2: What travels with them: bags, kit, homework4 min
- min 9Step 3: House rules in this home4 min
- min 13Step 4: Questions or worries, with no wrong answers5 min
- min 18Step 5: Something they want to do in this home this week3 min
- min 21Step 6: Close with something fun2 min
Decide and write down
- The packing list for handoffs
- This home's house rules
- One plan for the week
When and how long
- When
- in each home, after a schedule change or when children seem unsettled
- How long
- 10 to 15 minutes with children from 4
- Goal
- help children know where they will be and what is the same in both homes
After the meeting, TaskFamily keeps what you decided: the two-homes schedule, handoff reminders and house rules for each home that children see while they are there.
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The agenda timings are TaskFamily's suggestion for the age of the youngest child at the table. The guide text is drafted with AI from these numbers and checked automatically before it is published.