https://fnfexeter.org.uk/ Family life across two homes. A British magazine about the practical side of family life across two households. en-gb Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://fnfexeter.org.uk/Constitution.html https://fnfexeter.org.uk/Constitution.html Co-parenting Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT A parenting plan works when it is short, specific and dull. What to put in one, what to leave out, and how to review it without reopening everything. https://fnfexeter.org.uk/Calendar.html https://fnfexeter.org.uk/Calendar.html Co-parenting Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT One calendar, two households. How to set one up so it survives a busy term, and the three habits that decide whether anyone looks at it. https://fnfexeter.org.uk/TopTips.html https://fnfexeter.org.uk/TopTips.html Two homes Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT The short practical habits that make the biggest difference across two households: the bag, the Sunday look ahead, the spare kit and the four minute rule. https://fnfexeter.org.uk/Activities.html https://fnfexeter.org.uk/Activities.html Children and change Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT An afternoon or a night is not a holiday. What actually works with children on short visits, and why doing less is usually better. https://fnfexeter.org.uk/notebook/the-september-reset/ https://fnfexeter.org.uk/notebook/the-september-reset/ The Notebook Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT September rearranges a British household more thoroughly than New Year does. What changes, what to fix early, and what to leave alone. https://fnfexeter.org.uk/Documents.html https://fnfexeter.org.uk/Documents.html Two homes Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT Passports, medical cards, school letters and consent forms. Where family paperwork should live when a family lives in two houses. https://fnfexeter.org.uk/family-life-in-devon/things-to-do-in-exeter-with-children/ https://fnfexeter.org.uk/family-life-in-devon/things-to-do-in-exeter-with-children/ Family life in Devon Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT The quay, the parks, the museum and the river path. A walkable guide to Exeter with children, written for short weekends. https://fnfexeter.org.uk/co-parenting/handovers-that-work/ https://fnfexeter.org.uk/co-parenting/handovers-that-work/ Co-parenting Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT The handover sets the tone of the week. Where to do it, how long it should take, and the three sentences that make it easier. https://fnfexeter.org.uk/Resources.html https://fnfexeter.org.uk/Resources.html Parents' wellbeing Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT A plain map of the kinds of support that exist in Britain for parents in two households, and the order in which people usually find them. https://fnfexeter.org.uk/children-and-change/school-life-across-two-homes/ https://fnfexeter.org.uk/children-and-change/school-life-across-two-homes/ Children and change Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT Contact records, kit, homework and the Monday morning. How to keep school running smoothly when a child lives in two houses. https://fnfexeter.org.uk/two-homes/budgeting-for-two-households/ https://fnfexeter.org.uk/two-homes/budgeting-for-two-households/ Two homes Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Two homes cost more than one. A practical way to see where the money goes, split the shared costs and stop money conversations spoiling handovers. https://fnfexeter.org.uk/Feedback.html https://fnfexeter.org.uk/Feedback.html Children and change Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT How to ask a child about life across two homes without putting them in the middle, and what to do with an answer you did not want. https://fnfexeter.org.uk/family-life-in-devon/rainy-day-outings-in-devon/ https://fnfexeter.org.uk/family-life-in-devon/rainy-day-outings-in-devon/ Family life in Devon Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT What to do with children in Devon when the forecast collapses: indoor places that work, wet walks worth doing, and the kit that changes everything. https://fnfexeter.org.uk/co-parenting/messages-between-two-homes/ https://fnfexeter.org.uk/co-parenting/messages-between-two-homes/ Co-parenting Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Short, factual, dull. How to write messages between two households that pass on information without starting anything. https://fnfexeter.org.uk/Videos.html https://fnfexeter.org.uk/Videos.html Children and change Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Two households will never have identical screen rules. What actually matters, what does not, and how to stop screens becoming a proxy argument. https://fnfexeter.org.uk/two-homes/a-childs-bedroom-in-both-homes/ https://fnfexeter.org.uk/two-homes/a-childs-bedroom-in-both-homes/ Two homes Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT A second bedroom does not need to be a copy of the first. What a child actually needs from a room, and what to do when there is no spare room at all. https://fnfexeter.org.uk/notebook/half-term-across-two-homes/ https://fnfexeter.org.uk/notebook/half-term-across-two-homes/ The Notebook Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT Half term is too short to be a holiday and too long to improvise. How British households split it, and the two decisions worth making early. https://fnfexeter.org.uk/parents-wellbeing/sleep-and-routine-for-parents/ https://fnfexeter.org.uk/parents-wellbeing/sleep-and-routine-for-parents/ Parents' wellbeing Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT A week that is full then empty plays havoc with sleep and habit. Practical ways to give both halves a shape that holds. https://fnfexeter.org.uk/family-life-in-devon/devon-beaches-with-young-children/ https://fnfexeter.org.uk/family-life-in-devon/devon-beaches-with-young-children/ Family life in Devon Thu, 28 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT Sand, shingle, tides and car parks. Which Devon beaches suit young children, what to take, and how long a beach day really lasts. https://fnfexeter.org.uk/Blog.html https://fnfexeter.org.uk/Blog.html The Notebook Tue, 19 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT Three lines a day is enough. Why a household journal is useful when family life changes shape, and how to keep one that survives. https://fnfexeter.org.uk/Reviews.html https://fnfexeter.org.uk/Reviews.html Parents' wellbeing Fri, 08 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT How to tell a useful book about family life from a persuasive one, and what to read when you are too tired to read much at all. https://fnfexeter.org.uk/News.html https://fnfexeter.org.uk/News.html The Notebook Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT Coverage of family policy is written to be striking. How to read it without letting a headline reorganise your household.