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[quote=Anonymous]When our kids were little, they were in daycare full time (we have three). It's gotten more challenging as they've gotten older, since they're home earlier, have homework and a million extracurriculars, and no summer coverage! We have no local family, and no extra help. Things that have worked for us:

- One parent has a more flexible schedule that enables them to do more of the driving (in our case, it's my husband, though covid virtual work has provided a lot more flexibility for me, which has helped immensely)
- Family calendar - my husband and I are religious about calendar invites, especially when one of us has something that will prevent us from being available to pick up kids
- Carpooling - I am really introverted, but I've had to push myself to make parent friends so that we can work out carpools
- Try to limit kid activities to locations closeby - We live in Vienna, and nearly all their sports/activities are within a 10 minute drive. This is critical when you have three kids in three different sports on the same night.
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