How we think about communication, custody, and the tools that help families coordinate without friction.
Most apps that help families communicate are built on a model where your data is the product. Here's why that's a problem, and what a different approach looks like.
A design choice about where the app takes you first, and why we hide the message preview in your notifications.
A way for grandparents, extended family, and a new partner to see the schedule without asking the parent every time.
The most useful thing a co-parenting app can sometimes do is stop the messages.
Two of the largest co-parenting apps just ended their free tiers. We're going the other way. The essentials are free, today, and we'll keep them that way.
TalkingParents emailed users this month that the free plan is being discontinued on June 1, 2026. Here's what's happening, what your options are, and the wider trend it's part of.
A respectful comparison of the main co-parenting apps in 2026, covering what each one does well, the tradeoffs, and which kind of family fits each.
Bringing a new partner into a family with kids changes the math. A framework for thinking through where a step-parent fits in two-household communication.
A no-Pinterest weekend plan from Friday pickup to Monday dropoff, plus two real coparent journal entry templates, one low-conflict, one high-conflict.
A repeatable lunch system for split-custody parents: matching bento boxes, the 3-2-1 formula, and shopping for the cycle you're actually living.
Co-parenting and parallel parenting sit at opposite ends of a spectrum. Picking the wrong one for your situation can keep a family stuck in conflict for years.