Our children visit their out-of-home parent on holidays and during the summer. A lot of people look down on this as a family divided, especially during the holidays. But holidays are as special and needed as the rest of the year. If your child gets to live with you most of the year, I think it's a happy compromise to give those days to the parent who has to miss out most of the year. Of course if there's an extra special something going on one holiday, that "rule" could and maybe should be bent a little. But for the most part, any time spent with a parent is precious growing up. So if your break-up has given you lemons, thus having to to split up your time, then make lemonade. Give your child, and yourselves, the best of both worlds by allowing them to have you both continue to be a loving presences in their lives.
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