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Parental responsibilities are all about parenting. They include making decisions about where the children go to school, how they are treated when they get sick, whether they <span class="noglossary">will</span> play sports or take music lessons, and about the religion they <span class="noglossary">will</span> be taught. Parental responsibilities can be shared between guardians or divided between them, so that only one guardian can make decisions about a particular parenting issue. When more than one guardian share a parental responsibility, the guardians must try to work together to make decisions about that issue. | Parental responsibilities are all about parenting. They include making decisions about where the children go to school, how they are treated when they get sick, whether they <span class="noglossary">will</span> play sports or take music lessons, and about the religion they <span class="noglossary">will</span> be taught. Parental responsibilities can be shared between guardians or divided between them, so that only one guardian can make decisions about a particular parenting issue. When more than one guardian share a parental responsibility, the guardians must try to work together to make decisions about that issue. | ||
Parenting time and contact are the terms used to describe the schedule of the child's time between guardians and people who are not guardians. | Parenting time and contact are the terms used to describe the schedule of the child's time between guardians and and between guardians and people who are not guardians. | ||
'''Further reading:''' | '''Further reading:''' |