A parenting plan should do more than say when the children are with each parent. A useful plan explains how parenting will work after separation. That can include the regular schedule, holidays, important decisions, communication, travel, exchanges, extracurricular activities and what happens when circumstances change. A parenting plan is a written document setting out how separated parents will care for their children and make important decisions about them. There is no sing

A parenting schedule tells parents when the child is with each of them. It does not necessarily explain how the parents will exchange school information, report a medical issue, respond to a request, communicate about an extracurricular activity or handle an urgent change. That is where a communication clause can help. A useful parenting plan does not need to dictate every conversation between separated parents. But it can establish enough structure that routine communication