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Co-parenting guides · for UK parents
Co-parenting guides for UK parents
One calm place that gathers our practical, UK-focused guides for separated parents — parenting plans, splitting the holidays, calmer communication and handovers, and sharing the costs. Clear, honest help — and the app as the calm place to act on it.
Plans & arrangements
Online family mediation and MIAMs
A calm guide to remote mediation in England and Wales — how online sessions work, where a MIAM fits, safety, costs and next steps.
Read the guideThe Family Mediation Voucher Scheme
How the scheme can contribute up to £500 towards mediation in England and Wales — who may qualify, what it covers and how to start.
Read the guideA free UK parenting plan template
What to put in a parenting plan, and a clear template you can fill in and keep.
Read the guideLegal basics
Child arrangements orders, explained
What a child arrangements order is, who can apply, what it costs and how long it takes — and why most families never need one.
Read the guideThe C100 form and MIAM, step by step
What the C100 is, the MIAM you usually attend first, the £270 fee and what happens after you apply.
Read the guideCafcass, explained
Who Cafcass are, the safeguarding letter before the first hearing, and what a section 7 report is.
Read the guideWhat records should I keep?
The five records worth keeping — and what “court-ready” really means, and doesn't.
Read the guideCan text messages be used in family court?
Yes — and how you keep and present them matters far more than the app they were sent in.
Read the guideChild contact centres, explained
Supported vs supervised contact, the handover service where parents don't meet, referrals and a first visit.
Read the guideTime & holidays
Communication & day-to-day
When the other parent won't use a co-parenting app
You can't force them — but you can keep your own records, run your own calendar and invite them well. An honest guide to what works solo.
Read the guideParallel parenting, explained
Staying fully involved with your children while stepping back from conflict with the other parent — and the structure that makes it workable.
Read the guideMicrosoft Teams for co-parenting?
A fair look at using Teams for messages, calls, dates and files — and where a purpose-built co-parenting app helps.
Read the guideCalmer co-parenting communication
How to keep messages calm and clear, even with a high-conflict ex.
Read the guideCalmer handovers
Making handovers predictable and low-stress for you and the children.
Read the guideMoney
Child costs after separation
A plain-English guide to who pays for what — maintenance, shared extras and the costs to agree first.
Read the guideSplitting children's costs
Fair ways to share the cost of clubs, uniform, trips and the rest — without the friction.
Read the guideWhat co-parenting apps cost in the UK
What the UK apps actually charge once both parents are on them — per-parent pricing, free tiers and the total a family pays a year.
Read the guideFree printable templates
Our parenting plan (printable)
A free, fill-in-and-print UK parenting plan — living arrangements, contact, holidays, school, health and money.
Read the guideOur holiday plan (printable)
A free, printable template to share the school holidays fairly — each break, who has the children, dates and handover.
Read the guideWhere the guides come to life
A guide is a start. ParentGlow keeps it living.
Reading is the easy part — the hard part is keeping the plan current as life changes. ParentGlow is the calm place to put what you've agreed: a shared calendar both homes can see, the holiday pattern, the costs to split, and messages that stay kind. One plan covers both parents.
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