The number of children affected by family dissolution is increasing worldwide. Beneficially, a growing number of both parents desire to remain active in their children’s lives, favouring the practice of shared care. Unfortunately, this has introduced new dilemmas that can negatively impact children’s well-being. One example is the controversial topic of travelling children, who have become ‘visitors’ traversing between their parent’s households. The bird’s nest arrangement, a child-centred shared parenting system wherein the child resides in a single home while the parents rotate living with them, can resolve this problem. Despite its unique focus, few studies have investigated its application or the effects of the arrangement. To identify factors related to the child’s best interests, this work qualitatively explored the experiences of Estonian parents who chose a bird’s nest arrangement. Parents recruited through purposive sampling underwent in-depth, semi-structured interviews from March 2020 to January 2021. Bird’s nest parenting was found to be guided by the parents’ desire to act in the best interests of their children, holding the view that children should not suffer due to parents’ separation. The post-divorce physical setting was found to impact the child’s health and well-being as the preservation of a single familiar home was associated with multiple advantages like avoiding adjustment problems, ensuring stability and improving relations. While also viable for long-term solutions, nesting was considered particularly useful for the transitional period following separation, as it minimised sudden, harmful changes. The arrangement was perceived as beneficial for both children and parents.

全世界受家庭解体影响的儿童人数正在增加。有利的是，越来越多的父母双方都希望在孩子的生活中保持活跃，支持共同照顾的做法。不幸的是，这带来了新的困境，可能对儿童的幸福产生负面影响。一个例子是有争议的旅行儿童，他们已经成为在父母家庭之间穿梭的“访客”。鸟巢安排是一种以孩子为中心的共享育儿系统，其中孩子住在一个家庭中，而父母轮流与他们同住，可以解决这个问题。尽管其独特的重点，很少有研究调查其应用或安排的影响。确定与儿童最大利益相关的因素，这项工作定性地探索了爱沙尼亚父母选择燕窝的经历。通过有目的抽样招募的父母在 2020 年 3 月至 2021 年 1 月期间接受了深入的半结构化访谈。发现燕窝育儿受到父母为孩子的最大利益而行动的愿望所引导，认为孩子应该不因父母离异而受苦。发现离婚后的身体环境会影响孩子的健康和福祉，因为保留一个熟悉的家庭与避免调整问题、确保稳定和改善关系等多重优势有关。虽然对于长期解决方案也是可行的，但嵌套被认为对于分离后的过渡时期特别有用，因为它可以最大限度地减少突然的有害变化。