I have several female friends who work from home and watch their children.
I'm not sure any of them would recommend their lifestyle, but they make it work. The key seems to be about 3-4 hours of at-home childcare assistance per day.
As any parent knows, there are long stretches during a day when kids are easy, punctuated by little 20-minute intervals of pure agony. Having someone on hand to help with those little moments seems to be the key.
This can a grandparent, neighbor, or nanny. Like I said, we have a few close friends who are currently making this work (out of necessity, not choice).
I'm not sure any of them would recommend their lifestyle, but they make it work. The key seems to be about 3-4 hours of at-home childcare assistance per day.
As any parent knows, there are long stretches during a day when kids are easy, punctuated by little 20-minute intervals of pure agony. Having someone on hand to help with those little moments seems to be the key.
This can a grandparent, neighbor, or nanny. Like I said, we have a few close friends who are currently making this work (out of necessity, not choice).