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How Working Parents Can Manage the Demands of School-Age Kids
by Daisy Dowling
Quick Takes
- Explain your reasons when you have to leave work
- Plan and bundle volunteer commitments
- Invest in the educational activities that matter most
- Try a “family study hall”
- Treat teachers as valued colleagues
Your task list is endless, your stress level high. And a lot of the work and worry seems to be coming from one place: your child’s school.
As a working parent, you’ve already got two jobs—and having two jobs isn’t easy. But you’re also going to spend a minimum of 13 years with a third critical role: stewarding your child’s education. It’s a position that comes with enormous hope and pressure. You want the absolute best for your children, and you’re ...
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