Im so thankful that when my children were little I was able to stay home and look after them. We lived on my husbands wage and we cut corners but it was worth it.

Yes, I work from home but, fortunately, I don’t have children to tend for too – I would think it would be incredibly hard.

I’ve started working from home, I love it but grateful that my husband is home to take care of the kids so I don’t need to worry.

Working from home with a 3 year old was doable at one day a week. Increased to 3 days a week and my productivity has taken a nosedive

I’m thankful that I have teenagers now that I have to work from home as I imagine it would be much harder with little ones. Although I didn’t think I would enjoy working from home, I have now settled into it and am enjoying it but it has taken some time

I do not envy those who are currently doing this with a baby or toddler, would be very taxing indeed.

It’s hard working from home with a little baby thankfully I don’t

I’d hate to imagine what it would be like to be one of those mums who have to now work from home with small kids… doesn’t sound like an easy task

Yes, it can be incredibly hard to manage the conflicts.

yes i work from home. kids are all different yet trainable like for them to play on their own so parents can focus on work. i remember a cousin has been working from home full time but i still do not quite understand why she sends her kids to daycare even amidst the pandemic, telling me that they cant have the kids at home while working as her boss is too strict????!!!

I am working from home most of the time due to Covid-19. Thankfully this was not when my child was a baby. My husband always works from home, we have school desks set up in his office and there is a couch and tv in my temp office so lunch and reading and art are done with me and maths english and other lessons with hubby outdoor sport with me. But thank goodness not when they were really young as it would have been 10 times harder, at least the kids can read and be entertained or follow school work with only minimal assistance

on the flip side I am now working from home due to COVID19 – thankful that I can but even older kids can make it exhausting working from home – I think the trick is to try and remain flexible – get up earlier and get some work done before they wake up, then try to do stuff with them straight after your work day finishes to they don’t feel isolated from you while your home trying to work. – hard act to balance though with work deadlines and emails that never end!

Time is not the same when there is a baby in the mix

Yep this is all true!

I worked from home prior to my son’s birth, right up to when he went to school and beyond. And, yes, he was a baby who didn’t believe in sleeping because he didn’t want to miss out on anything. He’d also wake numerous times during the night. So working at home was exhausting and at times I felt it would be so good to have a job where I could leave for the day and return at night. But, we got through it and the positives really outweighed the negatives.

I am lucky that I don’t have to work from home but have done in the past and it sure is difficult so hats off to those who do

I should imagine working from home becomes even more difficult if you have children and a partner also at home. I hope bosses are understanding

It becomes so difficult with children/husband at home.

I only ever worked from home when my children were older and at school so never had these issues as I was home alone

An interesting read and an eye-opener for some about to undertake this path …