Guides, schedules and free tools
Practical, plain-English help for families sharing children across two homes — custody patterns, handover routines, holiday splits and free planning tools you can use without an account.
Free tools
Custody schedule generator
Pick a pattern, start date and handover day, then print or download a four-week rota. No signup.
Holiday split planner
Divide school holidays between two homes and see the balance of days each way.
October half term 2026 dates & split planner
Half-term dates for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, with suggested handovers and a calendar download.
UK school holidays 2026/27 term dates
Every main break in the 2026/27 school year by nation, with links straight into the split planner.
Custody schedule patterns
Guides
Co-parenting apps UK: how they work
How a shared calendar works across two homes, free versus paid, and what custody tracking really means.
Shared family app questions answered
What your ex can see, who pays, court use, shifts and custody patterns, and deleting your data.
Custody handover checklist
What travels with the child, and how to make changeovers calm and predictable.
Co-parenting communication ground rules
A short set of agreements that stops most scheduling arguments before they start.
Parenting plan template (UK)
Nine sections to write down the ordinary week, holidays, money and communication.
Parallel parenting (UK)
How to stay fully involved with your children while dealing with each other as little as possible.
Splitting the school holidays fairly
How to divide roughly 13 weeks of UK school holidays between two households.
For step-parents and partners
Where a new partner fits into the calendar without stepping on anyone's toes.
For shift workers
Coordinating custody around rotas, nights and changing shift patterns.
OurFamilyWizard alternative for UK families
How Co-Parenting Harmony compares, in pounds, for families in the UK.
2houses alternative for UK families
14-day free trial, £ pricing per family and work-shift scheduling, compared honestly.
For organisations supporting families
Family mediation services
For teams like Mediate UK: what the app does between sessions, what it deliberately is not, and a ready-made description for your resources page.
Family law firms
For firms like BBL Family Law: how separated clients keep one shared calendar, with private entries shown to the other home as “Busy” only.
Contact centres & family charities
For organisations like NACCC: invite-only families, no chat, no adverts or tracking, and free long-term access for your team to look around.
Press & partner information
Facts, boundaries and shareable guides for journalists, charities and family services.
From the blog
Longer reads on co-parenting routines, custody planning and keeping honest records.
Try it in a real shared calendar
Set up your family in about a minute, add your pattern and invite the other household when you are ready. Every family starts with a free 14-day trial of the whole app.
No card needed. Private events are only ever shown to others as “Busy”.