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Depends on the age and you can also do some of the work later when they are asleep and start earlier etc.

• codegeek 5y ago
  Under 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 ago
    It 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 ago
    I 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 ago
    It 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.