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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With all the college students returning home after campus closures, it seems like a natural fit to hire someone to help with the kids while parents telework/ go into the office. Obviously they’ll eventually have remote coursework to do, but I’d think they could at least provide part-time help.

Are there drawbacks I’m not thinking of? Of course, it would need to be someone you trusted to take good preventive measures outside your house as well. [/quote]

You sound really entitled to expect them to provide child care.  Its not their responsibility to care for your kids, its yours.  They still have a full course load and responsibilities to school.[/quote]

Many students are advertising their availability for babysitting on the neighborhood list serves.  No one is forcing anyone to accept the job.   Better to have the same neighbor college student or nanny coming over daily than to send the kids to a group child care setting.  For various reasons, many  parents don’t have the option to “refuse” to work, as someone suggested.[/quote]

It’s a public health issue!  We are socially distancing for the greater good and to get past this thing faster!

Christ, why are some of you so dim-witted!?  [/quote]

Because limiting yourself to a single caregiver is social-distancing, and far preferable to having to put your child in a group care situation.  We are not under quarantine, we are limiting social interactions.   Having childcare can still be consistent with limiting social interactions.

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This sounds very reasonable to me. [/quote]

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