1. Most people already have a perfectly good babysitter in their house which cannot transmit COVID-19. Fire up some Mister Rogers and Reading Rainbow for a co

1. Most people already have a perfectly good babysitter in their house which cannot transmit COVID-19. Fire up some Mister Rogers and Reading Rainbow for a couple of hours when you need some time. 2. Have you tried occasionally putting the first grader in charge of the toddler for a few spans of time? Obviously a first grader can't babysit, but younger kids are usually happy to do what slightly-older kids tell them, and slightly-older kids usually enjoy the devoted followers. Regarding what you owe your employer, coworkers and team, ultimately you need to talk to them about it. You may discover that even though you feel less productive, everyone else is in roughly the same boat. Even those without toddlers will be suffering from the normal WFH distractions and "disaster fatigue" from checking the news every 20 minutes. Also give it some time, to see what happens both in your work habits / stress and the outside world over the next few weeks.