A 5225 parenting schedule is one in which one parent gets Wednesday and Thursday overnights, one parent gets Monday and Tuesday overnights, and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday overnights alternate between the two parents. The result of the schedule is that Parent 1 gets 5 days in a row, then Parent 2 gets 2 days, then Parent 1 gets 2 days, and then Parent 2 gets 5 days, thus 5225. The total schedule is 14 days, and the schedule gets repeated throughout the year. This schedule is often the preferred schedule by child custody professionals, especially for school age children.