Honestly thought going from mostly my house to true 50/50 would be rough on my 6 and 11 year olds. But having a predictable schedule (alternating weeks) seems to have actually helped them feel more settled? My youngest stopped having the Sunday night stomach aches he used to get. Not sure if that's correlation or causation but I'm not questioning it lol.
The big test is probably during the tough transition moments like holidays or when one kid wants to stay longer with one parent. How's that been going?
The fact that you were surprised in a good way says a lot. Your kids probably felt that you were doing this for the right reasons and that made the difference.
Going 50/50 with a 6 and 11 year old though, how do you handle all the logistics? Getting them to activities, school stuff when they're at the other place?
Kids are more resilient than we give them credit for. What matters is that both parents are stable and show up consistently. Sounds like you've got that down.
That's awesome that they adjusted well. How much did you prepare them for the switch? I'm dreading telling my kids about our custody arrangement change.
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This gives me hope. We're about to do something similar and I've been stressing about it but seeing that kids actually do okay with a consistent switch is reassuring.