I don't get the whole drama around school work. It's not that difficult. Yes, kids moan and parents aren't teachers, but you give them a break with a snack every so often or a 15min walk to clear their heads and get stuck back into it again. I have 2 kids (7 and 9)and I look after my 2 nephews 1 day a week. My sister and I have the same routine. I also work from home 3 days a week and granted, I don't have a very stressful job or have zoom calls or meetings often, but I still have a lot of work to do, whilst schooling my children. Somedays are harder than others, but in all honesty I'd rather my kids do work and be kept up with their work than fall behind. I think everyone is milking the mental health card these days. If you are positive with your kids, then it helps.
But doing no work at all, is just ridiculous! Step up and get on with it and quit moaning!
good for you if you are coping, honestly that’s great, a lot of people aren’t, people with kids who really struggle,people with multiple kids and not enough time or energy to help them, or people who really just don’t know to teach them.
my kids are set tasks every day, they have one 30
Min online chat a day which means I am the one helping them with everything!
I also have the added stress of not knowing when I’m going to next get paid (self employed hairdresser!) how my bills are going to get paid etc
I have struggled with anxiety and depression on and off since I was 16 and have had it well managed for years, it’s now back, it’s hard enough to drag myself out of bed to do the basics right now (but I have children so I have to!) I’m not entitled to a bubble so I’m mostly on my own!
do not tell people that they are Using the mental health card as an excuse, it’s a very real problem for a lot of people!
