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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Totally curious, when do people find time to volunteer with young children at home?

I did great at staying on top of my field, finishing up papers, etc, while I was at home with my first. Since the second was born? Zilch. I can't find time to stay on top of the household chores, let alone pursue academic endeavors. [/quote]

I have a kindergartener and 2 year old. I volunteer on nights and weekends. Last night I was packing food at the food pantry for our customers. Tomorrow morning I'll be at a local race collecting and crating canned goods that we levy as part of the entry fee. I'm also in grad school, so the academic stuff is again done at night (once weekly night class for 3 hours, other is online) and during school/nap. Sometimes I wake up at 5 am to do work. Today I had to do some student teaching so I had to find a weekday sitter who could come keep my kids, organize for my husband to come home at lunch so he could take the K kid to school, and then I was home at 12:30, doing homework during nap and before pickup. As often as I can I work on the auction I am chairing that is set for spring- getting donations, etc. wherever I can squeeze that in, I do.

You just make it work. [/quote]

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