For parents who both have jobs, what do you do with your kids, when they're not legally to stay home alone, and yet you can't take kids to work.( Hospital) What do you do then?
2007-01-22 04:25:07 · 21 answers · asked by 結縁 Heemei 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
This was a hard one for me as a single parent. I was lucky enough to have an employer flexible enough to let me work from home a bit on occasion, but your situation clearly doesn't allow that.
What worked for me at other times was making arrangements with other parents who did have the flexibility to stay home on those days. We would alternate - this time I call off and take both sets of kids, next time you call off.
Seriously, as parents, plans for these situations should be made when you first know that you're having kids or when the decision is made for both parents to work. In my hospital, attendance policies are strict. I understand your dilemma.
I think it would be great in a large hospital to set up a "Snow Day" system as an optional benefit. They could designate a number of employees willing to do it to be "babysitters" on snow days. Ideally, these would be parents of school-aged children. On snow days these folks would supervise the affected children in a designated area of the hospital - meeting room or whatever. They'd get paid their normal salaries, their kids and other peoples' kids would be properly supervised, and the hospital wouldn't lose staffing. Registration would have to be in advance, and the hospital could choose to charge a nominal fee to cover some expenses.
Ok, enough daydreaming. Good luck!
2007-01-22 04:37:13 · answer #1 · answered by MedGeek 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First option is to try a Family member. This is not an option sometimes and if that is the case then take the day off there is no other option. Your kids are (or should be) the most important thing in your life and being a parent is job#1 not the place you go to get paid.
2007-01-22 04:34:33 · answer #2 · answered by crawler 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many days schools will be closed when everyone thinks they'll be open, and many days they'll be open when many think they should be closed. - Same thing happens here... Well what we do (but we are 16 and 12) so I am sure things are different for younger kids but we just stay home alone and our parents go to work as usual. I would imagine little kids would go over to a relatives house or something.
2016-05-24 17:58:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should talk to the parents in your child/children's classes. I am sure that you are not the only ones in that position. You can work out a schedule of who takes off or perhaps find the parent of your child's friend that works from home, stays at home or has the ability to work from home.
That is what we are doing as I type this. I have my children and a couple of their friends. It works out great for all concerned.
2007-01-22 04:31:24 · answer #4 · answered by laesjb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What we did, when we were raising kids, was to save all our vacation time and when one was sick or had a snow day, we would swap off on who had kid duty. The other went to work. By swapping who has the duty, neither of us had to take too much time off without advanced notice. It made it a lot easier to keep our bosses happy. Granted we never had a normal vacation, but when you have kids, you have to give up something.
2007-01-22 04:35:49 · answer #5 · answered by c.s. 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, you have to have a back up plan. You can't just wait until the morning of and think "Oh, no. Now what?" Many daycare centers offer drop in plans, but you have to be registered for it in a dvance, but once you are registered, you can "drop in". You will pay a little more for the convenience of the service, but that is to be expected. It is usually fairly reasonable, and it certainly costs less than a lost day of pay from calling in to work.
2007-01-22 04:33:07 · answer #6 · answered by Sabrina 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Find some one you trust like another parent to take care of them or find some one that baby sits. Im a stay at home mom and i baby sit for a few people, and friends when school is out.
2007-01-22 04:34:53 · answer #7 · answered by saphire732003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One parent takes the day off
2007-01-22 04:31:06 · answer #8 · answered by SunnyOne 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have a prearranged sitter or daycare for such an occasion.
Inquire at school if there are parents that don't work during the day, that would watch your child/ children when there is a snow day.
2007-01-22 04:41:28 · answer #9 · answered by froggi6106 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Find a stay at home mom and see if she's willing to keep your kids for the day. Maybe on the weekend, you can take her kids with yours somewhere...
2007-01-22 04:34:23 · answer #10 · answered by Jen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋