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The Parent Report: Equally Shared Parenting

Shared parenting is a concept that takes a lot of planning.

Equally shared parenting...is such a thing possible? Yes, say Marc and Amy Vachon of Watertown.

Marc and Amy are authors of "Equally Shared Parenting: Rewriting the Rules for a New Generation of Parents." Amy says this takes planning.

Marc says couples often have to make some tough job decisions to achieve this balance.

And these couples often want to do things differently than the traditional family roles their parents played.

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