To those of you that work p/t (say 3 days) did you increase your hours when they went to school?

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am thinking ahead to September

dd2 will start school and atm I do T/W/Th

I have MIL to do the school run so do not have to juggle that

BUT am thinking that I like collecting from school for 2 days and I can keep on top of the house loll about

BUT the extra money would be nice

what did you, will you do, should I do?

thanks

I do not have a mil to do the school run.
I currently do 20 hours on ful day tue, ful day wed, 1/2 day thurs.
I will prob have to stretch it to 4 days, just to manage to do the 20 hours.
Plus I am often in work by 8.05
What with dropping ds off, I might be lucky ot make it for 10 am.
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I am considering changing from 4 days to 3 days when ds starts school. I also have no help with drop off and pick up so I am trying be able to do more of that myself or for dh to do it (difficult as his job is so variable in the hours required).

Ds's school has a brilliant after school club, which I will be utilising, especially for holidays, and maybe one or two ays a week - ds loves clubs and always begs to go, when we go on holiday.
But I want to drop him off and pick him up myself, most of the time. It is important to me.

I do 3 days a week and DS started reception last september - was constantly asked when I was going back full time.

I am sticking to 3 days, DS likes the after school club but likes me picking him up better so I want to do this for the other 2 days. It means I can blitz the house/ironing/ washing etc on Mondays and Fridays and the weekend is for fun things.

DS has had numerous bugs since starting school so its hard enough to juggle 3 days cover let alone 5 as either DH or I have to stay home if he's not well enough for school. Schools hols my SIL has him but its a long round trip which DH wouldnt fancy for 5 days so for us 3 days suits.

I have stuck with 3 days. Mine are now yr2 and yr4. If Grandma would like to do cubs/ballet/playdates then maybe go up to 4 days - otherwise, I wouldn't recommend it.

'wtf would you wanna work 5 days if you dont have to???' - if you are interested in a career rather than a job, then often working 5 days is the norm. Not always, but in many areas of work. I have no issue with any one choosing to be a part timer if they want, just responding to the post. I'm sure there are many families where both parents don't need to work 5 days a week each. MyDH and I could survive on one income at a push, and easily on, say, 4 days a week each. But we are both at management level and wouldnt want to give that up to have time at home while the kids are in school.

i too like picking up from school,
lolling about
and need some time to myself.
plus there are times when they are sick

on the other hand when it is raining i really don't want to be at home - but that is another issue- come the sunshine i don't want to be at work

I did three full days when DS was tiny, then when he was starting school I gave up my job to see him settled at school.

I then got a temp job which was 10 hours a week, which was not enough for me, I love working.

Over the last two years the hours have gradually crept up.

I put DS on the school bus, take him off the school bus and somehow manage to do 32 hours.

No impact on him, major impact on the house, but I am happier working so I do.

No doubt, Desiderata will be along to tell me what a bad mother I am.

I am reducing my hours from ft when DTs start school in Sept, will work 0.8 over 5 days so I can take them everyday and pck them up prob 3 days