Memorandum of Understanding (Working Parents’ M.O.U. Template)

Insert name(s)

Shared planed family work

  • The work of the home:
    • Planning, food shopping, cooking –
    • Laundry –
    • Financial planning –
    • Straightening –
    • Getting stuff fixed –
    • Weekly cleaning –
    • Lawn care –
    • Projects inside, including garbage on Sunday nights (organizing, etc) –
    • Projects outside/garage (organizing, gardening, etc) –
    • Planning vacations –
    • What else?
  • The work of parenting:
    • Planning for, signing up, taking kids to activities
      • Sports –
      • Cub scouts –
      • All other (choir, plays, camps, other enrichment) –
    • Taking primary responsibility for seeking help on issues –
    • Getting ready for school and on the bus –
    • Picking up from school  –
    • Overseeing homework activities –
    • Shopping for needed clothes, supplies, etc –
    • Chores and financial education –
    • Conferences –
    • Doctor appts –
    • Dentist appts –
    • Helping them deal with issues that come up –
    • What else?

Shared contingencies

  • Staying home/changing plans with sick kids – _______ (X% of time) _______ (Y% of time), with discussions to see who is missing what and has flexibility each time
  • Staying home/changing plans when one of us is sick – exercising flexibility as needed

Planning to avoid –  long absences and/or missing family dinner more than 2 nights per week on average, where possible

  • Staying plugged in while away via phone and email with kids and each other

Our work outside of the home

Mine:

  • Paid time  –
  • Volunteering at school –
  • Other volunteering –
  • Total working time –

Yours

  • Paid time  –
  • Volunteering at school –
  • Other volunteering –
  • Total working time –

Open communication

  • Discussing these issues rather than letting them fester
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