How do I tell my partner "I've got it now"?

When more than one caregiver is using Happyly for the same child, on-duty marks who's actively watching. It's silent (no notifications, no scoreboard) — just a quiet signal so the off-duty caregiver knows they can step away.

How it works.

Next to your child's name button on Chat, Activity Tracker, Insights, and Rhythm Guide, you'll see a small horizontal stack of caregiver avatars. Underneath it sits a single one-tap button that changes label based on who's on:

• I'm on — nobody is currently on duty. Tap to take it.
• Take over — your co-parent is on. Tap to swap to you.
• Hand off — you are on. Tap to step off.

The button never forces a handoff and never surfaces a history of past changes.

From chat.

"I'm on for {childName} now" or "you take over" works. Happyly offers a confirmation and the on-duty marker switches.

What it does (and doesn't) do.

• ✅ Shows your co-parent who's on duty in real time.
• ✅ Sends a one-time warm toast to the other caregiver ("Dad just took the watch") — silent thereafter.
• ✅ Lets you step away without checking in by message.
• ❌ Doesn't track minutes, count handoffs, or generate a scoreboard. Happyly is deliberate about not turning caregiving into a metric.
• ❌ Doesn't push notifications. The signal is ambient — visible only when the other caregiver is in the app.

Who can use it.

The host and any guest with the Co-parent presence permission. Grandparent / view-only guests don't see the on-duty button — silent observers don't switch it.

Stepping off without a handoff.

Nobody has to be on duty. Tapping Hand off while no-one else is on simply leaves the indicator empty — fine when, say, the baby is asleep and both adults are working.