Blended and extended
More adults than seats. That's normal.
A step-parent who does the school run, a grandparent who lives upstairs, an ex-partner's new household, a sitter who needs the door code but not the settings. Most tools force you to pick between giving someone everything or leaving them out. CircleNest treats those as two different questions.
Starting point
One roof, one week — however the adults arrived.
The household you actually run is the unit: the kids who sleep here, the week they share, the adults who make it work. Nobody has to be labelled a half, a step or an ex to be given the right level of access, and an arrangement that changes later doesn't unpick what you built.
The distinction
In the loop is not the same as in charge.
- Visibility is granted per person. An adult can see the plans and details they're actually part of without gaining the ability to change settings, invite others, or act for a child.
- Authority stays with the parents. Decisions about a child — who can reach them, what they can do, what leaves the household — remain with the adults who hold that responsibility.
- Helpers get facts, not files. Pickup time, address level, what to bring. Not the whole family record, and not a permanent seat if the arrangement is temporary.
- Half-siblings aren't separate projects. Kids in the same home share one week, even when they don't share both parents, so the household schedule stays whole.
What it isn't
Not a referee.
CircleNest doesn't score participation, report on who did what, or take a side when adults disagree. It takes away the small snags that turn logistics into arguments; the relationships themselves stay yours to manage.
If your arrangement is primarily two homes, co-parenting across two homes covers it more directly.
Start with the home you run.
Add the other adults at the level that actually fits, once your own week is in one place.