1. Bonding. You need a custodial care schedule that provides enough time for your child to develop and maintain a strong bond with both parents. Strong bonds are the best assurance that your child will have the skills necessary to develop strong relationships with other people throughout his or her life.
2. Influence & Teaching. You need a custodial care schedule that provides enough time for both parents to:
- have an influence on their child;
- teach their child lessons important for everyday living and for life’s larger aspects; and
- to role model what that parent feels is important for a “life worth living”.
3. Joy & Security. You need a custodial care schedule that provides enough time for the child to feel the joy and security of being an integral part of both his or her parents’ lives.
Posted by Robin Graine, JD, Virginia Supreme Court Certified Mediator
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