how many hrs do you work with 3 children

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i currently work 16 hrs a week over 2 days! my hours can vary from 8-5, 8.30-5.30 or 9-6! i also work term time so lucky enough to be off the school holidays! iv just requested to work another day but worry that with having 3 young children 2,5 and 8 that i may struggle keeping ontop of everything!

I work full time. My children are 6, 3 and 1. I am having to be very organised!

I work 5 hours a day mon-fri. 9.30-2.30pm and have 3 kids.

I used to work only 3 hours a day from home 12-3 and it was much easier to keep on top of things then

I work 9-3 Monday to Friday; while my children are at school (they are 9, 6 and 4). It takes a while to pick them all up from their schools so it's usually 4pm before we are all back home. I have shit tons to do every afternoon to try and keep up with everything, though there's always a backlog. I try to catch up on the rare days when XH can be bothered to has the DC.

I do 20 hours over 3 days, term time only. Either 8-3 or 9-3 so I can always do school pick up. Have done it for 4 years now since they were 7,5 and 2. It's a perfect number of hours, just wish it was a bit better paid!

3 children. Full time and 12 hour shifts. Your standards change.

At the moment I work two weeks full time, two weeks off. Everything gets done to the bare minimum on my working weeks. When the littlest starts school I'll be going 4 days. Dreading it.

3 dcs. Work 15 hours over 2 days. 14 weeks off per year (mixture of annual leave and unpaid leave)
I think about increasing hours to 3 days but worry that I would struggle getting everything done.

thanks everyone! yes im worrying about trying to keep ontop of everything plus all kids homeworks! going to be abit manic but ill just have to be organised!

Have a look at the organised mum method - it's great.

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What are all these 9-3 term time jobs?! I'm very jealous :)
I am going up to 3 days a week soon but work from 7.30 till 5.30 so won't be able to do any school runs on those days when my eldest starts next year, which I'm more than a little gutted about.

I have four children and work one day a week (preferably less) as a medical social worker in hospitals.

i no i would love to do 9-3! i am getting my head around working 3 days now!
i hate not being able to take children to school everyday but my husband is there to pick them up! at least im there 2 days.

babybrain and OP, I work at a school. It's the only way I can make things work - childcare for 3 DC over 14 weeks of holidays (per year) would cost me a fortune otherwise. But, even though the pay is shit, the hours are great and I do really enjoy the work (SEN TA).
School jobs are hard to come by though as many many parents have the same idea.

40hrs. Same for DH. Is a killer. Ideally we'd both work 4 days a week instead of 5 but the job market and some heavy family expenses recently don't permit. If DH wasn't the sort to pull his weight, we'd be screwed.

I read threads on here and thank my lucky stars married a responsible adult.

DC aged7, 5 and 1. Work FT. It's doable but you need to be super organised, have loads of school uniform and a cleaner!

yes i have 5 lots of uniforms hanging up ready for the week ahead!
i always think id love to get into a school but my boss has allowed me to work term time so feel really lucky! altho i would love better hours but i suppoe i only work 3 days for now while my youngest is only 2.

9.30-2.30 4 or 5 days per week, term time onky. Ideally I’d only work 4 but work is so busy I feel bad not doing 5! I have a dh who contributes a lot despite working full time, mainly doing all the drop offs and pick ups every evening (my most hated job!)

I’ve worked three days a week for the last 6 years - kids are now 6, 4 and 2. About to go full time and very worried about coping! Have sorted a cleaner!
Circumstances leave me with no choice and hoping we’ll be better off long term.

Hi OP I'm trying to find term time only work but don't want to work in a school. Can I ask what you do please? If not, that's fine

We are looking for someone 25 hrs per week - over 4 or 5 days. Would suit a parent, but none are applying!
It's supply chain admin in Northampton if anyone knows someone!