diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java
index 38eea630d..f66b0ce56 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public class FabricUIManager implements UIManager {
   private void assertReactShadowNodeCopy(ReactShadowNode source, ReactShadowNode target) {
     Assertions.assertCondition(source.getClass().equals(target.getClass()),
       "Found " + target.getClass() + " class when expecting: " +   source.getClass() +
-        ". Check that " + source.getClass() + " implements the mutableCopy() method correctly.");
+        ". Check that " + source.getClass() + " implements the copy() method correctly.");
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/LayoutShadowNode.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/LayoutShadowNode.java
index b941c2167..86c1a7832 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/LayoutShadowNode.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/LayoutShadowNode.java
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ public class LayoutShadowNode extends ReactShadowNodeImpl {
 
   protected LayoutShadowNode(LayoutShadowNode node) {
     super(node);
-    mTempYogaValue = new MutableYogaValue(node.mTempYogaValue);
+    mTempYogaValue = new MutableYogaValue();
   }
 
   @Override
-  public LayoutShadowNode mutableCopy() {
+  protected LayoutShadowNode copy() {
     return new LayoutShadowNode(this);
   }
 
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactShadowNode.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactShadowNode.java
index ab8e26925..75ae4fb8a 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactShadowNode.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactShadowNode.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import com.facebook.yoga.YogaOverflow;
 import com.facebook.yoga.YogaPositionType;
 import com.facebook.yoga.YogaValue;
 import com.facebook.yoga.YogaWrap;
+import java.util.List;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
 /**
@@ -358,4 +359,10 @@ public interface ReactShadowNode<T extends ReactShadowNode> {
   boolean isMeasureDefined();
 
   void dispose();
+
+  /**
+   * @return an immutable {@link List<ReactShadowNode>} containing the children of this
+   * {@link ReactShadowNode}.
+   */
+  List<ReactShadowNode> getChildrenList();
 }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactShadowNodeImpl.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactShadowNodeImpl.java
index dddaf466c..7673c4523 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactShadowNodeImpl.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactShadowNodeImpl.java
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import com.facebook.yoga.YogaValue;
 import com.facebook.yoga.YogaWrap;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
 /**
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ public class ReactShadowNodeImpl implements ReactShadowNode<ReactShadowNodeImpl>
   private final Spacing mDefaultPadding = new Spacing(0);
   private final float[] mPadding = new float[Spacing.ALL + 1];
   private final boolean[] mPaddingIsPercent = new boolean[Spacing.ALL + 1];
-  private final YogaNode mYogaNode;
+  private YogaNode mYogaNode;
 
   private @Nullable ReactStylesDiffMap mNewProps;
 
@@ -120,8 +122,6 @@ public class ReactShadowNodeImpl implements ReactShadowNode<ReactShadowNodeImpl>
     mShouldNotifyOnLayout = original.mShouldNotifyOnLayout;
     mNodeUpdated = original.mNodeUpdated;
     mIsLayoutOnly = original.mIsLayoutOnly;
-    mTotalNativeChildren = original.mTotalNativeChildren;
-    mNativeParent = original.mNativeParent;
     mNativeParent = original.mNativeParent;
     mScreenX = original.mScreenX;
     mScreenY = original.mScreenY;
@@ -131,24 +131,38 @@ public class ReactShadowNodeImpl implements ReactShadowNode<ReactShadowNodeImpl>
     arraycopy(original.mPaddingIsPercent, 0, mPaddingIsPercent, 0, original.mPaddingIsPercent.length);
     mNewProps = null;
     mParent = null;
-    mYogaNode = original.mYogaNode;
-    // TODO: T26729293 clone YogaNode instead of reusing the same instance
-    //mYogaNode = original.mYogaNode.clone();
-    mNativeChildren = original.mNativeChildren == null ? null : new ArrayList<>(original.mNativeChildren);
-    mChildren = original.mChildren == null ? null : new ArrayList<>(original.mChildren);
-    mYogaNode.setData(this);
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public ReactShadowNodeImpl mutableCopy() {
+  /**
+   * @return a copy of this object (no including copy of its children or the underlying yogaNode).
+   */
+  protected ReactShadowNodeImpl copy() {
     return new ReactShadowNodeImpl(this);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public ReactShadowNodeImpl mutableCopy() {
+    ReactShadowNodeImpl copy = copy();
+    copy.mYogaNode = mYogaNode;
+    // TODO: T26729293 clone YogaNode instead of reusing the same instance
+    //mYogaNode = original.mYogaNode.clone();
+    copy.mNativeChildren = mNativeChildren == null ? null : new ArrayList<>(mNativeChildren);
+    copy.mTotalNativeChildren = mTotalNativeChildren;
+    copy.mChildren = mChildren == null ? null : new ArrayList<>(mChildren);
+    copy.mYogaNode.setData(this);
+    return copy;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public ReactShadowNodeImpl mutableCopyWithNewChildren() {
-    ReactShadowNodeImpl copy = mutableCopy();
+    ReactShadowNodeImpl copy = copy();
+    copy.mYogaNode = mYogaNode;
+    // TODO: T26729293 clone YogaNode instead of reusing the same instance
+    //mYogaNode = original.mYogaNode.cloneWithNewChildren();
     copy.mNativeChildren = null;
     copy.mChildren = null;
+    copy.mTotalNativeChildren = 0;
+    copy.mYogaNode.setData(this);
     return copy;
   }
 
@@ -253,10 +267,6 @@ public class ReactShadowNodeImpl implements ReactShadowNode<ReactShadowNodeImpl>
 
   @Override
   public void addChildAt(ReactShadowNodeImpl child, int i) {
-    if (child.getParent() != null) {
-      throw new IllegalViewOperationException(
-        "Tried to add child that already has a parent! Remove it from its parent first.");
-    }
     if (mChildren == null) {
       mChildren = new ArrayList<>(4);
     }
@@ -1056,4 +1066,10 @@ public class ReactShadowNodeImpl implements ReactShadowNode<ReactShadowNodeImpl>
       YogaNodePool.get().release(mYogaNode);
     }
   }
+
+  @Nullable
+  @Override
+  public List<ReactShadowNode> getChildrenList() {
+    return mChildren == null ? null : Collections.<ReactShadowNode>unmodifiableList(mChildren);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/art/ARTGroupShadowNode.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/art/ARTGroupShadowNode.java
index 35cf8169c..fdb9f53b3 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/art/ARTGroupShadowNode.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/art/ARTGroupShadowNode.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class ARTGroupShadowNode extends ARTVirtualNode {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public ReactShadowNodeImpl mutableCopy() {
+  protected ReactShadowNodeImpl copy() {
     return new ARTGroupShadowNode(this);
   }
 
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/art/ARTShapeShadowNode.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/art/ARTShapeShadowNode.java
index e60ad8803..d4bc72e28 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/art/ARTShapeShadowNode.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/art/ARTShapeShadowNode.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class ARTShapeShadowNode extends ARTVirtualNode {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public ARTShapeShadowNode mutableCopy() {
+  protected ARTShapeShadowNode copy() {
     return new ARTShapeShadowNode(this);
   }
 
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/art/ARTTextShadowNode.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/art/ARTTextShadowNode.java
index 4a52e7a28..accb79e4e 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/art/ARTTextShadowNode.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/art/ARTTextShadowNode.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class ARTTextShadowNode extends ARTShapeShadowNode {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public ARTShapeShadowNode mutableCopy() {
+  protected ARTShapeShadowNode copy() {
     return new ARTTextShadowNode(this);
   }
 
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/modal/ModalHostShadowNode.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/modal/ModalHostShadowNode.java
index 5e429ac67..5b63f107d 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/modal/ModalHostShadowNode.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/modal/ModalHostShadowNode.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class ModalHostShadowNode extends LayoutShadowNode {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public ModalHostShadowNode mutableCopy() {
+  protected ModalHostShadowNode copy() {
     return new ModalHostShadowNode(this);
   }
 
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/progressbar/ProgressBarShadowNode.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/progressbar/ProgressBarShadowNode.java
index 5e44b6213..367f4a90b 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/progressbar/ProgressBarShadowNode.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/progressbar/ProgressBarShadowNode.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class ProgressBarShadowNode extends LayoutShadowNode implements YogaMeasu
   }
 
   @Override
-  public ProgressBarShadowNode mutableCopy() {
+  protected ProgressBarShadowNode copy() {
     return new ProgressBarShadowNode(this);
   }
 
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/slider/ReactSliderManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/slider/ReactSliderManager.java
index 9ab464ad0..a73aa6ec7 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/slider/ReactSliderManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/slider/ReactSliderManager.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class ReactSliderManager extends SimpleViewManager<ReactSlider> {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public ReactSliderShadowNode mutableCopy() {
+    protected ReactSliderShadowNode copy() {
       return new ReactSliderShadowNode(this);
     }
 
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/switchview/ReactSwitchManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/switchview/ReactSwitchManager.java
index 62a3ad3f4..1c9bff1ce 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/switchview/ReactSwitchManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/switchview/ReactSwitchManager.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class ReactSwitchManager extends SimpleViewManager<ReactSwitch> {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public ReactSwitchShadowNode mutableCopy() {
+    protected ReactSwitchShadowNode copy() {
       return new ReactSwitchShadowNode(this);
     }
 
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactRawTextShadowNode.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactRawTextShadowNode.java
index 87f6d5369..488abfe84 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactRawTextShadowNode.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactRawTextShadowNode.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public class ReactRawTextShadowNode extends ReactShadowNodeImpl {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public ReactShadowNodeImpl mutableCopy() {
+  protected ReactShadowNodeImpl copy() {
     return new ReactRawTextShadowNode(this);
   }
 
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextShadowNode.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextShadowNode.java
index 72e044ee8..37b13700f 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextShadowNode.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextShadowNode.java
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public class ReactTextShadowNode extends ReactBaseTextShadowNode {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public LayoutShadowNode mutableCopy() {
+  protected LayoutShadowNode copy() {
     return new ReactTextShadowNode(this);
   }
 
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactVirtualTextShadowNode.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactVirtualTextShadowNode.java
index 6506e9697..59ae82cc7 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactVirtualTextShadowNode.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactVirtualTextShadowNode.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public class ReactVirtualTextShadowNode extends ReactBaseTextShadowNode {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public ReactVirtualTextShadowNode mutableCopy() {
+  protected ReactVirtualTextShadowNode copy() {
     return new ReactVirtualTextShadowNode(this);
   }
 }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/frescosupport/FrescoBasedReactTextInlineImageShadowNode.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/frescosupport/FrescoBasedReactTextInlineImageShadowNode.java
index 56298de90..c66f00971 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/frescosupport/FrescoBasedReactTextInlineImageShadowNode.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/frescosupport/FrescoBasedReactTextInlineImageShadowNode.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class FrescoBasedReactTextInlineImageShadowNode extends ReactTextInlineIm
   }
 
   @Override
-  public FrescoBasedReactTextInlineImageShadowNode mutableCopy() {
+  protected FrescoBasedReactTextInlineImageShadowNode copy() {
     return new FrescoBasedReactTextInlineImageShadowNode(this);
   }
 
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputShadowNode.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputShadowNode.java
index 375c02a62..2fb427ee8 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputShadowNode.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputShadowNode.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class ReactTextInputShadowNode extends ReactBaseTextShadowNode
   }
 
   @Override
-  public ReactTextInputShadowNode mutableCopy() {
+  protected ReactTextInputShadowNode copy() {
     return new ReactTextInputShadowNode(this);
   }