What you doing about work and kids?

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I’m supposed to be working from home. DS (2 years old) nursery obvs now closed. DH still going out the house to work.

Got DM and MIL offering to come over and hang with DS a few hours so I can crack on. Both fit and healthy and want to see us. Neither in contact with vulnerable people.

What’s everyone else planning to do? Are you seeing relatives at each others’ homes?

I haven’t decided yet, not sure what to do.

D’ya reckon private office based companies like DH’s will be forced to close?

DH and I are both working from home and not meeting up with friends or family.

Both of us working from home in a small house and aiming to take turns entertaining/schooling 5 year old and 2 year old. Our parents have passed away on one side and have underlying heath conditions on the other so no options there.
Very concerned that the kids will go stir crazy and about how we will manage to get any proper work done but we get that social distancing is there for a reason.

I'm in Ireland so schools have been closed for a week. It's hard - the two of us are working from home and taking shifts, so we barely see each other during the day between calls. Young kids so can get very little done when on childcare duties.

You do what you can, work weekends and evenings to catch up and hope you have an understanding boss... think I'll use some annual leave not to have to work 100% too.

I think companies just have to accept it for what it is for now, a little goodwill on both sides goes a long way.