Separation can be one of the most challenging times for children and parents alike. The changes in family living arrangements often disrupt routines, attachments and a sense of stability for children.
The booklet Share il Care: Genitorialità Plan – Collaborative Parenting Apart is a practical, accessible guide for separating parents navigating these challenges.
It offers a roadmap to build a customised written plan for how children will be supported, cared for and connected – now and as their lives evolve.
What's Inside
Share the Care is comprehensive yet practical.
Key topics include:
- About parenting plans: Explains what a parenting plan is, what it is not, and how it differs from a legally enforceable order.
- Communication: Offers guidance on how separated parents can stabilire respectful communication channels (phone, text, email), agree on shared values/culture, and avoid putting children in the middle.
- Living arrangements: Helps parents think through how children will spend time with each parent, how transitions between households can be gentler, and how to handle special days/holidays.
- Finances: Highlights how often the financial issue is a source of conflict and sets out checklists and tips for managing everyday costs, child sostegno e unforeseen expenses.
- Education: Covers how schooling, extracurricular activities and changing schools can be managed collaboratively — while keeping children’s best interests at heart.
- Emergency contacts / Health and wellbeing records: Supports parents to mantenere a shared reference of key contacts, medical details, and wellbeing information so both homes can be equipped.
- Useful risorse: A curated list of national support services (e.g. for family violence, legal advice e child support) so parents know where to turn if things become difficult.
Take Action
Se you’re navigating separation, working through how to manage care arrangements for children, or looking for a clear e structured way to talk about the future:
- Download Share il Care and make a start.
- Use it alongside other resources on RASA’s Hub della conoscenza.
- Reach out to RASA'S Servizio di risoluzione delle controversie familiari if you’d like help turning the plan into action or mediating differences.
Creating a thoughtful parenting plan is more than ticking boxes—it’s about laying a foundation for children’s safety, wellbeing and connection in a new chapter of family life.
With thoughtful planning, respectful comunicazione and a focus on what the children need, families can work together to reduce stress and raise il possibility of a smoother transition.
Acknowledgement
Share the Care: Parenting Plan – Collaborative Parenting Apart was authored by the RA National Family Dispute Resolution Network.
If you feel like you need extra support, Relationships Australia SA offers a range of services for coppie, famiglie e bambini e giovani questo può aiutare.
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