The Parallel Parenting Playbook

The full parallel parenting system, built out from the introduction in Book 1:

• The communication diet — what earns a message, what never does, and the standing replies that replace negotiation
• Exchanges without contact — locations, timing, and the silent handoff, planned so the children never see a doorstep negotiation
• Money without negotiation — shared costs handled by a standing rule agreed once, not re-argued monthly
• School and medical life in parallel — getting the information you need without the other house's cooperation
• Holidays in parallel — two celebrations, two calendars, zero renegotiation by text
• Two houses, two systems — routines, rules, and handovers that run themselves in each home
• The self-maintaining record — ten minutes a week that keeps the documentation complete without living in it