Extended Weekend Custody Schedule (60/40)

The Extended Weekend is a 60/40 schedule built around a simple split: weekdays with one parent, the long weekend (Friday through Sunday or Monday) with the other. It's a common arrangement when the kids' school routine lives at one home and the other parent has them for big-block weekends.

How it works

One parent — call them the 'weekday parent' — has the kids Monday through Thursday. The other has them Friday through Sunday (or Friday through Monday morning, depending on what fits). Same days every week. There's no two-week cycle and no swap to track.

A typical extended-weekend pattern:

• Monday: Weekday parent
• Tuesday: Weekday parent
• Wednesday: Weekday parent
• Thursday: Weekday parent → handoff after school
• Friday: Weekend parent
• Saturday: Weekend parent
• Sunday: Weekend parent → handoff Sunday evening or Monday morning.

What it means for kids

Kids in this schedule have a stable school week — same room, same routines, same backpack. The weekend is the variation: a different home, different vibe, often different activities. For kids who do well with structure on weekdays and want to genuinely 'switch off' on weekends, this works great. For very young kids who need to see both parents more frequently than once a week, longer-block schedules may suit better.

What it means for parents

For the weekday parent, this schedule means owning the school week — drop-offs, homework, after-school activities, weeknight dinners. For the weekend parent, it means real long-block time with the kids on the only days that aren't crammed with school logistics. Both parents end up with strong, distinct roles. The trade-off: the weekend parent rarely gets a 'quiet' weekend, and the weekday parent rarely gets a free Friday night.

How SplitDay makes it easy

SplitDay's Extended Weekend template fills in the recurring pattern automatically — set once, plays forever. Both parents see the same calendar so there's never a question of who's picking up Friday afternoon. When you need a swap (a school event during the week, a holiday weekend), log it once and both phones update.