Sick kids and working parents

One of the most difficult things about being a working parent is the pull you feel when a child wakes up sick, yet you still have to be at work. My job is pretty flexible, but there are a very few...

Sick child daycare idea

The place where I used to work had a daycare for sick kids. It was a drop-in place that cared for kids with mild illnesses so parents could go to work. It was staffed by nurses, was a nice place and...

Picking up sick kids at school

One of the hazards of being a working parent is the moment you get “the call” from daycare or school, “Your child has a fever (insert other contagious illness, here), come get...

Sick kid - Part the I have no idea

Sometimes? I am the working parent poster child. My job is reasonably flexible, but, there are a few times where I must be there during certain hours, no matter what. This is one of those times. And,...