The Two-Home Co-Parenting Checklist

Kids settle faster when both homes feel like theirs and the bag isn't carrying their whole life. Print it, go through it once with your co-parent if you can, and fix the gaps one item at a time.

What's inside

What lives at both houses, so your kid isn't packing their life every few days
The short list that travels in the bag (tape a copy inside it)
The doctor, school, medicine and allergy info both homes should have
The basics worth agreeing on, and a handoff-day checklist

This isn't legal advice. For custody, child support or parenting schedules, talk to a family-law attorney.

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The sections

Lives at both houses 9 items
These stay put. Check what you have, circle what you need, and add one thing at a time.
Travels in the bag 7 items
The short list that goes back and forth. Tape a copy inside the bag.
Shared info both homes have 7 items
One copy at each home, on paper and in your phone. When something changes, tell the other parent by message, not through your kid.
Agree on the same basics 6 items
You don't need identical houses. Aim for the same answers to these, so kids aren't switching rulebooks.
Handoff day 7 items
Same place, same time, same short goodbye.

Facts in it come from American Academy of Pediatrics (HealthyChildren.org), each checked Oct 15, 2026 and listed at the end of the pack.