Divorced parents in Oklahoma aim to create the best environment for their kids. However, there’s no one-size-fits-all solution for all children in divorced families. Because teens are older, they are usually more flexible than younger kids. These are some good co-parenting plans for teens.
Things to consider with teens
Certain factors can help when you and the other parent work out a child custody plan for your teen. While they are still children, teens are more independent. They prefer to spend more time with their friends and often engage in extracurricular activities.
Depending on your teen’s age, they might even hold a part-time job. Sometimes, they even want to have some input into creating the co-parenting schedule.
Co-parenting schedules that work for teens
Unlike younger children, teens fare better with a variety of co-parenting schedules. They may be less prone to separation anxiety, so one of the most effective plans could be the alternating weeks schedule. Your child spends a full week with you and then the next week with your former spouse. You can also modify this plan so that they live at your home one week and then spend the weekend with your former spouse. During the following week, you switch off.
The 5-2 co-parenting schedule works in a similar way as the week/weekend plan. Your teen lives at your home for five days and then spends two days with their other parent. You can also try the 2-2-5-5 schedule, which sees your child spending two days with you, two days with your former spouse and then five days with you and the following five with the other parent.
With the every-third-week plan, teens spend two weeks with one parent and then the third week with the other. After that, the parents switch weeks.
Co-parenting plans are often easier to create when you have a teen. With the right schedule, they can thrive.