That’s why I need daycare

[Anonymous]

My son’s daycare is closed today, and he has been on computer for like almost 5 hours. I & DH are so busy working from home, and I just grab something to eat for my late lunch. He has 1.5 more hours to go to be on computer. He already did almost 2 hours free play on his own.

I know my friends make judgement call on me sending him back to daycare a few weeks ago, but we both really cannot multitask work & childcare at the sane time.

[Anonymous]

No judgement here. My DS has been playing Roblox all day...since Monday!

[Anonymous]

100% no judgment. My kid has been in preschool this entire time, including the times I'm not working.

Why? Because first of all, we pay for it regardless. Nice that some people can do that without using the service.

Second of all, she loves it there and is learning a lot.

It gives us time to get things done around the house and we're more refreshed and ready to give her attention when she's home.

[Anonymous]

No judgment. We sent our 4 year old back to daycare this past Monday. It's better for him and better for us. At the beginning of this it was easy to tell ourselves that a little more screen time was not going to hurt in the long run. But he's basically been watching what adds up to hours of tv per day so my husband and I can work from home. We weighed the benefits and risks and made our decision.

[Anonymous]

No judgment. Ours is still closed.

[Anonymous]

Its fine to have that much computer time given the situation.

[Anonymous]

My kids only stopped going for a week. They're toddlers and my spouse is a health care worker. There's no way I could get any work done while being their only caregiver during the day.

[Anonymous]

No judgement. I’m going to an open house for preschool in Bethesda tomorrow going to get a spot.

[Anonymous]

No judgement. My 2 yo went back in mid June. I also have a 6 yo and my DH is essential with very long hours, so the first 3 months were completely unmanageable. I was working until 1am every night to keep up with my workload. On days when it was impossible to juggle both my not quiet yet 2 yo learned how to work the tablet and put it on youtube. I felt like a failure, but this was the only way that I could meet the minimum requirements of my job, while simultaneously playing teacher.

There was a notable positive shift in my mental health once daycare reopened and the 2 yo never even asks for the tablet anymore.

Do not feel guilty. Just make sure that you're comfortable with the precautions that daycare has put in place.

We're all in this together.

[Anonymous]

No judgement! Mine is closed otherwise I would have sent her back. I would have done a camp but I have a child who is slow to warm up so I didn't want to put her through that. Her preschool is opening up in September and she will be going since I am comfortable with their precautions.