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Parents at Work

Welcome to Parents at Work! This is a bowl and community for you to share your experiences as a working parent, particularly during the back-to-school season. Receive and give advice, vent, share,...Read more

  1. Associate

    Does anyone have experience selling baby teeth? My first has their first loose tooth and I was thinking as an alternative to the tooth fairy, it could be a fun, educational experience to involve them ...

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  2. Manager

    How do working parents ever find time to work out? For now, I work out on the weekends, but I'm trying to lose weight and want to increase my frequency. Between a 6-month-old who wakes up 2 or 3 times...

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  3. Corporate Trainer

    I have a week-long work trip coming up. Our toddler is in daycare and she's super easy right now, but my husband is panicking because he’s never solo-parented this long. He wants to take PTO, bring ou...

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  4. Manager, Data & AI

    Curious how many other mamas struggle with postpartum depression after returning to work? 8 months PP with my second baby and work in consulting - I thrive during maternity leave but get so depressed...

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  5. Consultant

    Parents, how do you reconcile pregnancy timing and the time of career moves? Thinking about switching jobs and trying to convince around the same time and it makes me so nervous.

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  6. Consultant

    Working on potty training and my toddler is starting to get very mad when we try to get him in the potty or prompt him to let us know if he needs to go. Any tips?

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  7. Analyst

    How does meal planning actually work in your household? It’s not the cooking that wears me down, it’s the constant thinking ahead. The endless cycle of choosing meals, checking inventory, and grocery ...

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  8. Associate Director

    My 2.5 year old just doesn’t eat variety. She will eat plain white rice, chapati, bread butter, a few other South Indian items but practically no veggies or much protein. She has started to look very ...

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  9. Managing Director

    Anyone live with their in-laws? Do you regret it? We are busy working parents and are thinking it might be great for the kids to have more loving family members at home. The idea is to renovate and cr...

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  10. Manager

    Those of you with parents/grandparents that are older and starting to have health issues, who is taking care of them and staying on top of medications and appointments? Currently struggling with my ol...

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  11. Accountant

    Today was my baby’s first day of daycare. Instead of running errands and enjoying the time for myself, I (FTM) just went back home, sat in the quiet, and missed him. I'm back to work next week, and I'...

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  12. works at Deloitte

    Looking to buy office chair with good ergonomics. Not looking for Herman Miller type or cost point. My range is 200-300. Any recommendations?

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  13. Data Entry Specialist

    My job keeps me glued to my desk reading and typing, and strict productivity rules make movement breaks next to impossible. My doctor says I need to get active for my health and weight. Has anyone tri...

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  14. Senior Creative Director

    Any moms (or dads) on here gone through HR to get an accommodation to work from home? My mental heath and nervous system is a complete wreck right now from having to leave my one year old every day w...

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  15. Consultant

    We're expecting baby #2 this summer (oldest is 3.5), and I'm considering taking 2 years off or going super part-time. Is it better to be home for the intense baby/toddler phase, or later on when presc...

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  16. Project Manager

    Our all-day daycare ends after preschool, and I'm already stressing about the school years. How do full-time working parents manage summer break? Who watches your kids when staying home isn't an optio...

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  17. Manager

    Feeling really burnt out lately. I’ve noticed I’m carrying almost the entire mental load in my relationship right now, and it's starting to weigh me down. I really need to talk to my partner about bal...

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  18. Strategy Director

    I’m freelancing at a design firm as a solo mom of a toddler & my boss told me (not asked) that I would have work to do at 5:20pm on Thursday the day before the agency was closed. And with I only had a...

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  19. Account Manager

    My team is big on happy hours and after-hours networking, but it's just not realistic for me right now because of dinner and bedtime routines. I'm worried that skipping these is hurting my workplace p...

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  20. Project Coordinator

    How much is childcare this summer going to run you? We have three kids under 10, and the cheapest program I could get us in is going to be $1,850 a month! When I was a kid, my parents paid $100 a week...

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