Ask HN: How do you manage to work remotely with kids?

Re:Ask HN: How do you manage to work remotely with kids? by jawns on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @11:50AM (#22171122)

I work remotely, and I have done so since my kids were babies. But in my case my wife was not working during the hours that I was working, so she was able to care for them.

I also have colleagues where both spouses work during the day. One colleague went to 3 days a week, her husband went to 4 days a week, and they had a family member cover the other day.

One thing that tends not to work is both spouses working full-time and expecting to juggle child care on top of that. It can work occasionally, like when the child is sick, but it's not sustainable.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you manage to work remotely with kids? by dhruvkar on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @12:42PM (#22171794)

Thanks for that, the 3-day, 4-day work schedule makes sense.

I wonder if there's a way to structure the day so that they child is busy on their own, at least for some part of it.

BTW, We bought your book, thanks! Yet to read it though :D

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