5 Tips on spending Halloween as separated parents
20 October 2020
Halloween is a holiday celebrated by both parents and children alike! However, at Halloween, separated parents may worry about how they’re going to spend time with their children over seasonal holidays such as Christmas and Birthdays.
We often hear clients saying “Whilst my children are young and still taking part in Halloween, I want to be there to experience those memories for many years to come.” This can be difficult for separated parents as they may both want to experience these memories with their children.
We would always advise any separated couple feeling like this to plan ahead. Pre-planning your time with your children, especially over holiday periods is the only and best way you are guaranteed to see your children on special occasions.
Here are our Family Teams’ top 5 tips on spending Halloween as separated parents.
- Discuss your plans in advance and be flexible – It’s important that plans aren’t left until the last minute as this can cause further disagreements. Discuss with your ex-partner what the plans are going to be a few weeks in advance. It’s important that you are flexible with these plans and understand your ex-partner’s wants and needs as well as your own. Most importantly, your children’s needs should always be put first.
- Share photos – If you are the parent spending time with your children and making memories, share photos with your ex-partner as it’s likely they don’t want to be missing out on these.
- Spend Halloween together – If possible, spend Halloween together, this way neither parent feels left out and the children will be able to make memories with both parents together.
- Celebrate in different ways – It may be that one parent spends Halloween night with the children, taking them trick-or-treating, and the other parent takes them to a Halloween event another night. This means both parents are getting to spend time with the children and make memories associated with Halloween.
- Alternate years – Take it in turns as to who spends Halloween with the children. It may be that one year you spend Halloween night with the children whilst your ex-partner takes them to an event another night and change nights the next year.
Our Family Team are always happy to help and offer further advice; they can be contacted on 01302 341414 or 0114 272 1884 or by filling out our online enquiry form.
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