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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Working parents need aftercare, for both their sanity, their child's happiness, and their employers commitment. Don't blame your kid for not being able to entertain themselves; that's not their job. It's your job to provide them the attention they need, which you can't do when you're working.

It's fine every now and then to have your kid watch a movie or set up new legos or a scavenger hunt around the yard to waste time. It's not fine every single day.

These posts really kill me. Just because you work from home does not mean you don't need childcare! Come on, create some normal boundaries and be responsible! [/quote]

So wait, are you saying it's not an important skill for kids to be able to entertain themselves?[/quote]

I am saying it's not reasonable to expect that to happen every single work day for 2 hours of time. And it's also not reasonable for your employer to expect for you to be half engaged every single work day for 25% of your working day.

Parents who insist that this should be happening are just setting themselves up for trouble, and I feel annoyed by them and feel bad for their kids. Don't use WFH as an excuse to not provide adequate childcare.[/quote]

I agree but parents these days are cheap. And they use "poor quality aftercare" as their excuse. But really Covid taught them they could get away with it and so they continue. They have no intention of paying for aftercare, high quality or otherwise. [/quote]

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