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Career and Kids

July 1st, 2008

No time to go to the pool?

Summer’s here and hot weather means time to swim.
Or does it?
At The Juggle, Katherine Meyer writes about two career families not having time to go to the pool anymore. and pool memberships are down.
It got my attention because we dropped our pool membership this year.
Even though my husband is a teacher and is […]

By elizabeth -- 3 comments

February 12th, 2008

Keeping up with school news

There’s an interesting discussion going on at The Juggle, How Do Working Parents Keep Up With School News?.
At first glance, it seems like the issue is about how to get “official” school news, but, in the comments, the deeper issue seems to be, “How do working parents get the ‘inside scoop’ at school?”
Parents who […]

By elizabeth -- 2 comments

April 19th, 2007

A host of working parent issues

Today, I have decided to live every working parent related blog article all at once.
As I was reading Paul Nyhan’s Working Dad entry about the nuances of sending sick kids to school, I realized I may have done just that.
My middle child was home with what looked sure to be strep throat yesterday, but, as […]

By elizabeth -- 1 comment

March 27th, 2007

Enough, already with Poor Behavior and Daycare

You may wonder why I haven’t commented on what would seem to be the ultimate working parent topic: daycare causes delinquent children, or, whatever the twist of the day is.
I’ve thought about it, but, I just can’t do it. Well, actually, I’m doing it, now, aren’t I? But, you know what I mean.
There is so […]

By elizabeth -- 15 comments

January 7th, 2007

Job Sharing with your spouse

Via The Wall Street Journal’s blog The Juggle, here’s an interesting article about a couple who share a position at a British Embassy.
They proposed this arrangement, working in 4 month shifts, in response to the demands of careers and parenthood that many of us face. According to the article, the 4 month stints ensure […]

By elizabeth -- 1 comment

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