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WFH has obviously lots of advantages for those with kids too. No more paying half a salary for childcare so they can be looked after because you are cooped up i
by quickthrower2 5y ago
WFH has obviously lots of advantages for those with kids too. No more paying half a salary for childcare so they can be looked after because you are cooped up in an office. Also in terms of living somewhere kid friendly.
- bluGill 5y agoWatching a kid while working is not really possible. They get into too much.
- quickthrower2 5y agoDepends on the age and you can also do some of the work later when they are asleep and start earlier etc.
- codegeek 5y agoUnder the age of 12/13, it is just not possible. I am a parent of 2 young kids and will NOT believe anyone who says that they can work from home with a 7 year old in the house without another caretaker present. I have seen it firsthand and it is just not possible to wing it with a kid in the house who has no one else to attend to.
- Auracle 5y agoIt would have worked with me at 7 but not my sister. I was babysitting a 2 year old by myself by the time I was 10.
- jbergens 5y agoI agree with you. There might be some alternatives though. Where I live (Nordic country) we can choose to work less time when we have kids. If one parent only works 80% that means he/she (most often she) can work from 8 am to 3 pm and be done. If the kids are in school or pre-school this may be enough. Of course, it requires pre-school, kindergarten or similar for smaller kids (school basically starts at the age of 6 here). Without kindergarten I don't see how you could work full time and take care of a kid under 6 years old. Especially not the first 2-3 years.
- toyg 5y agoIt very much depends on the kid, and your appetite for low-level risk. In the end, you likely don't lock your knives away, and you can bet that your kids know where they are.