Maintaining Sanity while Working at Home with Kids

I have been talking with neighbors, friends, and friends of my adult kids to see how COVID-time has impacted working parents with children. Some parents love working from home. They find they are more productive and more creative than ever. They are enjoying having so much family time. They hope and wish that they will never have to go back to 9 to 5, five days a week. “What’s not to love about working remotely?” they ask. No commute. Working in sweats. No distractions from difficult coworkers. And lots more family time. These are not the people I worry about. Some parents, like those quoted below, are finding staying home a major challenge. They are reporting frustration, disappointment, disillusionment, and burn out. They often feel guilty that they aren’t being more productive for work and that they aren’t keeping up with their kids’ home schooling. They feel even more guilty that they aren’t enjoying spending all day with the children they love. They wish and hope to get their kids back to day care and school — and themselves back to work ASAP.  “I remember telling my wife, ‘We’ve got this’ when we first went into lockdown. Our kids, ages 8 and 10, love to do craft projects and they are both readers. How hard could it be? Was I ever wrong! — My teacher wife struggles to put math lessons online. Until a week ago, she still had over 100 middle school kids to interact with. That was on top of schooling our own kids. Our kids complain about ...
Source: World of Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Children and Teens Parenting Self-Help Students coronavirus COVID-19 home school summer work from home Source Type: blogs