I am in the same boat. 4 year old and a very active 7 year old. My partner, as I'm lucky to have one, is also home full time as her place of business has been t

I am in the same boat. 4 year old and a very active 7 year old. My partner, as I'm lucky to have one, is also home full time as her place of business has been temporarily shuttered. I'm a software engineer and she teaches fitness and dance. Between us I think we're doing okay. We're not going hardcore on structure. We're being relaxed on TV/videogame time (we usually only watch TV on weekends for an hour at most and video games are usually played together). We swap responsibility around. I take breaks to horse around with the kids in the yard or go for a walk around the neighborhood. We share meal preparation, chores, etc. While I need longer stretches of focused time I also dedicate a part of the day for household distractions. We're also keeping the neighbors in the loop. Some of the parents, such as myself, have offered to take the kids out for a regular "recess" during the afternoon. We keep our distance as usual but go for walks, kick a ball in the field, count birds, have races, etc. And at work I keep the team up to date on our situation. Everyone is in the same boat more or less. Some have high-risk dependents. Some have kids. Some are simply not comfortable working from home full time. What I've learned about working from home for a period of about 5 years was: don't worry about the structure of your day. Wake up at a regular time, work out if you can, and realize that nobody can see you -- only your results. You can find a routine that works for you and yours. I hope most employers are smart enough to know that for some people this may mean less output but it can also mean more. Flexibility and responsibility are key. As long as you're communicating with your team I don't see the problem of fitting work around life. I find that without the stress and expectations of being "on the clock" enables me to have more opportunities for my mind to wander which often leads to insights that solve my problems that I'm working on.