Co-Parenting: Emergency Preparedness Plan

Co-Parenting: Emergency Preparedness Plan

April 15th is the Great Utah Shakeout. An annual event to help Utahn’s consider and prepare their emergency preparedness plans. When it comes to co-parenting, having an emergency preparedness plan will ensure you and your former spouse know what to do.

Whether you want to prepare for an earthquake, flood, or other type of displacement, there is a wealth of information available at the click of a button.

For co-parents having an emergency preparedness plan will provide peace-of-mind for both parents. As each parent will know what to do, and how to contact the other in the event of an emergency.

To start your co-parent emergency preparedness plan, you can use the annual Great Utah Shakeout event. This can also serve as an annual marker to refresh supplies, and make updates to meeting locations. The Great Utah Shakeout provides earthquake emergency preparedness resources.

For other types of emergency situations Be Ready Utah is a great resource on how to start a plan, prepare a kit, and also has kids activities.

Since having a plan in place in each household also provides your children a sense of comfort. They may want to get more involved and Ready.Gov/Kids has lots of fun activities and games. This fun approach makes emergency prep less scary.

When co-parenting and living in different households, it is important to communicate the emergency preparedness plans per household. Being prepared will help you and your children remain calm in a stressful situation.

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