Divorce is hard, but reworking your life after the ink dries on the paper is often the most challenging part. Particularly if you are navigating co-parenting with your ex-spouse, finding a way to make post-divorce life and parenting function is a major headache for many families.
One way that some families are coping with the challenges of co-parenting is by making use of a “nesting” living arrangement. Nesting involves the children living 100% of the time in a family home while the parents do the moving as per the custody schedule, according to Psychology Today.
Who does this benefit?
If done well, nesting can provide a number of benefits to children. Rather than having the children do the moving between two separate parental households, keeping them in one place removes a lot of stress. In particular, older teens may heavily resent needing to move frequently. A nesting arrangement removes this conflict. In fact, if you have older children you may find nesting until they graduate high school to be a conflict-free way of managing the situation.
Nesting can also benefit families who have children with special needs. Moving a special needs child may be dangerous, and nesting removes this necessity. Nesting can also be helpful while you and your ex-spouse take the time that you need to get used to single parenting.
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If the situation suits your family, you may nest as long as you like. However, in the majority of situations nesting is semi-temporary. It is likely that you will want to set up your own independent household at some point. However, for many families, nesting is a way to protect children and reduce divorce-related conflict.
