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[quote=Anonymous]Air hugs to everyone! It's really hard. I'm only making it because I'm in the 6-9 year old sweet spot of kids who can engage themselves with books and crafts and games.

With babies and toddlers, it's nearly impossible.

For those who feel guilty about TV, give yourself a break. If you want an alternative to screens, you can download free audiobooks from the public library or pay a few bucks to download them yourself. My kids are less zombie like listening to books than watching screens. They like to color or build or play with stuffed animals while listening.

Also someone said they're paying the nanny but not having her come. Is there any way she can FaceTime to read your kids a story? My kids grandparents are each doing this. Or could she come watch the kids play in the backyard but not actually touch then? Yeah, that obviously won't work with most cuddle loving kids, nevermind. But if you're paying her, I would ask her to figure out activities and do the audio book picking out or whatever else she can to take some burden off you.

Please do prioritize sleep. I got pneumonia at a time when I was working more than full time plus being the sole caregiver to toddlers during the day. Basically a sahm during the day and a wahm at night. It went well for about a month, but I just wore myself down and couldn't fight the cold that got worse and worse. You need your immune system to be in good shape, so if any way possible, take a little leave here and there before you run yourselves ragged.[/quote]

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