co-parents
Joint child-raisers
Co-parents are two people who share parenting responsibilities for a child, whether or not they're romantically involved.
The term often describes divorced or separated couples who continue raising their children together: We co-parent pretty well despite the breakup.
It also applies to friends or relatives who deliberately enter a parenting arrangement without being partners.
The verb is to co-parent.
Protective care or control
- visitationOfficial or formal visit
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- agreementShared position between parties
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
obligations · guardianship · legal · consent · documentation · modifications · enforcement · jurisdiction
Exchanging ideas or information
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- consensusGeneral group agreement
teamwork · cooperation · dialogue · planning · respect · boundaries · flexibility · scheduling
Plan of timed events
- handoffsDirect exchanges between people
- transitionsMovements between states
- pickupsOpen-bed work vehicles
- drop-offsSteep descents or declines
holidays · birthdays · vacations · weekends · overnights · travel · alternating · notifications
Father's spouse, not birth mother
- stepfatherMother's subsequent husband
- biologicalRelating to living organisms
- adoptiveLegally taking as one's own
- blendedMixed into uniformity
household · siblings · half-siblings · step-siblings · grandparents · relatives · kinship · in-laws
Trained self-control or specialty
- homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
- bedtimeDesignated hour for retiring
- mealtimesDesignated eating periods
- playdatesArranged children's social visits
extracurricular · vaccinations · pediatrician · milestones · potty-training · storytime · toddlerhood · infancy
Forming close connections
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- encouragementSupport spurring continued effort
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- supportTo uphold or sustain
patience · attachment · empathy · warmth · love · protection · reassurance · stability
custody
Protective care or control
- visitationOfficial or formal visit
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- agreementShared position between parties
rights · obligations · guardianship · legal · consent · documentation · modifications · enforcement · jurisdiction · arbitration
communication
Exchanging ideas or information
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
consensus · teamwork · cooperation · dialogue · planning · respect · boundaries · flexibility · scheduling · handoffs
schedule
Plan of timed events
- handoffsDirect exchanges between people
- transitionsMovements between states
- pickupsOpen-bed work vehicles
drop-offs · holidays · birthdays · vacations · weekends · overnights · travel · alternating · notifications · expenses
stepmother
Father's spouse, not birth mother
- stepfatherMother's subsequent husband
- biologicalRelating to living organisms
- adoptiveLegally taking as one's own
blended · household · siblings · half-siblings · step-siblings · grandparents · relatives · kinship · in-laws
discipline
Trained self-control or specialty
- homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
- bedtimeDesignated hour for retiring
- mealtimesDesignated eating periods
playdates · extracurricular · vaccinations · pediatrician · milestones · potty-training · storytime · toddlerhood · infancy · teenagers
bonding
Forming close connections
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- encouragementSupport spurring continued effort
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
support · patience · attachment · empathy · warmth · love · protection · reassurance · stability · security
- couplescouple, married couple, married couples, pair, twosome
co-parentssingle parent
Unpartnered mother or father
solo parent · single mother · single father · custodial parent · absent parent
parent, parents, parenting, parental, parentage, parenthood, parented, co-parent, co-parenting