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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hate that and have avoided doing that to my child through conscious choices. Some things that have worked for us included hiring a nanny when the child was young and reducing hours to work part time. Of course that was all done in a thoughtful manner with lots of planning. Times are suddenly tough now that the meanest of the bullies are in charge and no one has been given the courtesy of time to make alternative plans. It's not easy to hire a good  nanny with less than a week's notice to work in the office fulltime with NO flexibility to telework. Sadly it is families and children who are being effected the most. Every family has to do what they have to do to survive.[/quote]

I agree with you that what Trump is doing is a new horror everyday... but if all these WFH parents didn't already have childcare set up, they're part of the problem. You can't fully work from home after the kids get off the bus. I thought it was a requirement to prove you had childcare.

I kept my nanny even after my youngest went to kindergarten. She really didn't work that much on a daily basis, but it was invaluable to have her to get the kids off the bus, cover days off, and be there for summer break. [/quote]

Flexibility with telework does not mean that the parent is neglecting work to care for their child. Telework allows a parent to pick their child up from school (off the clock) and allows them to work from home before the child is awake in the morning, or after dinner when another parent is home, or on the weekend. Or maybe it's an older child who doesn't need constant support, but just likes someone in the home with them for safety and comfort. [/quote]

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