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From: essachs@ihuxl.UUCP (Ed Sachs)
Newsgroups: net.kids,ho.childcare
Subject: Re: Working parents and sick kids
Message-ID: <1178@ihuxl.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 18-Jun-84 08:47:47 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun 18 08:47:47 1984
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Having three kids, ages 2, 6 and 8, my wife and I occasionally
have to cope with one being sick and unable to go to daycare/school.

Our most frequent solution is for one of us to stay home in
the morning and the other to return lunchtime and stay home
in the afternoon.  This, however, only works if you are fortunate
enough to have the kind of job that allows some flexibility in hours
and/or some take-home work.

A backup baby-sitter who can come and sit for a sick kid on short
notice would be nice, but is frequently unavailable (unfortunately).

Also, my wife's employer allows (official policy) her to take a sick
day if any member of her immediate family is sick (came in handy when
one of the kids was in the hospital for 11 days).  Unfortunately, such
a policy is the exception rather than the rule (by the way, my wife's
employer is the University of Illinois).
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				Ed Sachs
				AT&T Bell Laboratories
				Naperville, IL
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