"When Do I See Mommy/Daddy Again?"

We’ve all been there: "When do I see Daddy (or Mommy) again?"

You know the answer. It's burned into your brain—you live and breathe the custody schedule. But she doesn't. And in that moment, you realize: she may have been carrying this question all day. Maybe all weekend.

She just wants to know when.

The Invisible Work Kids Do

I've heard variations of this question dozens of times over the years:

• "How many more days until I'm at Mom's?"
• "Do I go to Dad's after school tomorrow?"
• "Wait, is this a Mom week or a Dad week?"

Sometimes it comes with anxiety. Sometimes with excitement. But it always comes with uncertainty.

Because here's what we don't talk about enough: while we're managing calendars and coordinating logistics, our kids are doing their own invisible emotional labor. They're tracking. They're counting. They're trying to mentally map out which home they'll wake up in, which parent will pick them up from school, whether they packed the right things.

They're managing a schedule they didn't create and often can't see.

What If They Could Just... See It?

When Chris and I started building CoParent Compass, one of the first things we asked was: What if kids had their own portal?

Not a dumbed-down version of the parent app. Not something buried in settings. But a space that was actually theirs—designed for ages 5 to 17, where they could see their schedule and have some sense of control over their own lives.

What It Actually Looks Like

Our kids portal is designed to be simple and visual—because kids don't need complexity, they need clarity.

• They can see their schedule at a glance: Mom's house. Dad's house. School week. Weekend. It's all right there.
• They can check in with feelings: Using emoji reactions—because sometimes kids don't have the words, but they know they're sad, or excited, or just okay.
• They can message parents directly: No waiting for the "right" parent to relay a message.

This isn't about cutting parents out. It's about giving kids a way to navigate their world without having to interrupt homework or bedtime to ask basic questions about their own schedule.