New from me: Working parents have all been STRUGGLING, but for those working essential jobs, many of which paid less than unemployment, balancing the needs of your children with the need to earn a living reached an impasse in the pandemic https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/venessawong/essential-worker-parents">https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/v... via @BuzzFeedNews
I spoke with parents around the country who took the risk and sent their kids to daycare so they could work, as the rest of the US took shelter. As many parents debated sending in their children to school this fall, others frankly didn& #39;t have a choice https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/venessawong/essential-worker-parents">https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/v...
Those who could not afford childcare tag-teamed impossible schedules with spouses and relatives, cobbled together help from family and friends, asked older children to watch over younger siblings, or even sent kids to live safely with grandparents https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/venessawong/essential-worker-parents">https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/v...
Some have unsuccessfully asked for flexible schedules so they can supervise their kids& #39; remote learning and still come earn a living. As one mother said, "I have to take care of my daughter and you& #39;re making me choose between doing this job and my child." https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/venessawong/essential-worker-parents">https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/v...
"My 16-year-old daughter has been taking care of her four siblings ... because we cannot afford a day off. I feel proud of her, and upset at the whole situation, because she shouldn’t have to do this. To compensate her...we take her to Dollar Tree." https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/venessawong/essential-worker-parents">https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/v...
"With the cost of living out here, you have to have two parents working full-time in order to just survive. I& #39;ve got coworkers at work too that have the same fear: What do you do: send your child to school or lose your house?" https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/venessawong/essential-worker-parents">https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/v...
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