If we go into Lockdown.. shared parenting?

[flissity]

I wonder how it will work with parents whose children live in 2 houses (shared parenting, 50/50 etc..) . Will DC be able to spend time with both parents? I don’t know how ‘strict’ the lockdown would be, could they spend half week with mum and half with dad?
Obviously if one parent is ill this is different. I mean in situation where no one in family is actually unwell.

I won't be stopping my DC from seeing their dad. It will be business as usual for us in that respect. But then, I trust he will be isolating just as I am...

Yes I worry they will be stuck with either me or other parent. As long as neither of us mix with other people then we are all just mixing together, but in 2 houses I guess!

Ex dp lives about an hours drive from me. We are pretty amicable. We haven’t spoken yet about what will happen but dc are now old enough to entertain themselves if off school.

As long as you drive them from door to door then I can’t envisage it being a problem. Walking or public transport could make things trickier.

Yes I’ve just put a similar post! I live about 15-20 miles from my daughter and worried I won’t be able to go and collect her

Yes true, a car journey would hopefully be fine. Just depends on levels of shutdown. We’d probably change the routine so there wasn’t so much coming and going maybe. We are only 5 mins away from eachother.

@Brilliant2 I have googled to try and find out this situation in other counties but can’t find anything. I think if you can go out once a week to get shopping surely you can drop child off at other parents at the same time.
Obviously if someone becomes ill then situation is different for 14 days ..

@flissity thanks for looking into it, I’ve been amazed how I’ve not seen anything on this subject til now. If I hear anything will repost

Very much hoping we will be able to count ourselves as one household and dc can travel by car between the two houses.

If movement is restricted more than that their dad will come and stay with us. We might kill each other, mind. We split up for a reason although we are good friends!

@TheHarryFormerlyKnownAsPrince yes that’s not ideal 😆
We do have a Wendy house in the garden though ...

This wouldn’t be possible if the lockdown is like in Italy. You are not allowed to leave your house unless you are going shopping for food or medicine or have an urgent essential reason (eg you work in a hospital). You can’t leave your town/city abd only one person per family is allowed in a shop.

We've not discussed it re my DC or DSC. I think there's too much you can't predict about what will happen next right now. Depends too if they catch it, where, who else does, etc. We'd just use fB messanger more if DSS got stuck at his mum's I think

If that happens adriannap lone parents will be screwed anyway. Are we supposed to leave our coronavirus-ridden offspring wheezing at home while we go to a shop alone? Or send a five year old?
If it did come to that he would have to come and stay.

I do like the Wendy House idea, OP 😂