Child Well-Being is Always Top Priority
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Parents often carry different family knowledge and duties as part of their parenting routine
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When families split, those responsibilities can stop being shared
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A dangerous ‘information vacuum’ can take place
Handling finances is becoming more balanced, but still dominated by the father
According to a recent study by UBS Wealth Management
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56% of married women said they leave the financial decision making for the husband.
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85% of married women who stay out of long-term financial decisions believe their spouses know more about financial matters
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98% of divorcees and widows would advise other women to take an active role in finances now
But, for child care relating to medical matters – mom rules
Several studies indicate that the mother usually is the better or main organizer of children’s information and co-ordinator of children’s medical and dental routines.
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One study shows that moms take their kids to the doctor about 90% of the time.
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Another study even explains that there is a potential genetic link to parents taking on these specific roles in the family.
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When families separate, shared responsibilities which were originally split, can become fragmented.
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Information usually held by one parent, isn’t shared effectively, or properly retained by the other parent.
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When it comes to medical information, vitals, and allergy information – anything that is missing or is hard to find, can pose a danger.
The Number One Reason to Use a Co-Parenting App
Storing, Sharing and Accessing Children’s ‘Vitals’
Having a common place where kids clothing sizes, prescriptions, blood-type and most importantly allergy and medical information, can reduce the risk of one-parent not having the right information at very important times.
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Finding a common space to store, share and easily update children’s vital information should be a priority.
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When sharing allergy information, provide all details of all allergies. One parent may have gotten used to saying ‘my son has a nut allergy’ without having a full grasp of all of the food allergens involved.
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Update and share the information regularly. Discuss and share ‘what to do’ scenarios if appropriate.
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The ‘vitals’ information should be available on any mobile device at the touch of a button.
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Parents should practice accessing this information on their app of choice periodically – as app designs, and accessibility may change over time.
Taking these simple pre-emptive steps can make the difference of managing an emergency properly
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Do your homework, find a common co-parenting app that offers a place to store vitals and other important information.
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Share with your co-parent
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Update information regularly
If your child has unique medical or other information, letting one’s pride get in the way of using common tools with your co-parent to share that information accurately – simply isn’t worth the risk.
Final Thoughts
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