Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!ihuxl!essachs 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 Article-I.D.: ihuxl.1178 Posted: Mon Jun 18 08:47:47 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 22-Jun-84 07:16:46 EDT References: <512@houxe.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 23 ================================================================== 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). -- Ed Sachs AT&T Bell Laboratories Naperville, IL ihuxl!essachs