Parents need to be open to shifting and pivoting as their child reaches new stages of development. Life changes, and so do children’s needs. Flexibility and creativity are not signs of instability; they’re signs of maturity and cooperation.

Life rarely delivers our dreams in the packaging we imagined. When what we wished for finally arrives — in a different form, with new challenges — our adaptability determines whether we thrive or crumble.

One popular arrangement that many parents find helpful is the 4-3 parenting time (fka custody)schedule, also known as the 60/40 schedule.