I agree with you that urban planning is contributing to the problem. Kids and adults are separated and there are very few family friendly spaces. People see kid

I agree with you that urban planning is contributing to the problem. Kids and adults are separated and there are very few family friendly spaces. People see kid energy as loud and annoying. I was raised as a single mom and she used to bring me literally everywhere. She just didn't care when people gave her looks. It worked well for us. I was pretty well-behaved just sitting in the corner reading a book while she lectured or attended meditation class. Only exception was restaurants where I used to throw HUGE tantrums. With regards to the 9-3 schedule, this is one of the great things about homeschooling/unschooling/modular learning. Just like you can design your child's education, you can design their social experiences and their childcare experiences to optimize them for your child and family. School needs to evolve with an evolving work force and 9-3 doesn't make sense. If you don't live in an urban area, it's totally possible to set up an outdoor work space while your kids play outside. Kids may be an afterthought for society, but they are definitely NOT for most parents. And we need to be more assertive about making sure that needs as a family are met. For example, it's unacceptable for a huge corporation to design a multi million dollar space with no daycare - and certainly not conducive to hiring talented women to work there who could bring a ton to the company. Also, parents need to be more aggressive about asking their jobs to let them carve out time for the kids. With remote work it's hard, because when your kid gets sick, it's not like you are out of the office at home with them, you're supposed to be on and tuned in remotely while they are at home with you working.