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Working parents don’t want before- and after- care: they just want care
Camps (spring break, summer, PA day) seem to universally run from 9am to 4pm. Period. If you need more care, you’re going to have to pay for it – monetarily, or with your vacation or flex time. And even then, often 5pm is the latest available pick up option. What about people who work until […]
How to find a job when the kids go back to school
As the new school years amps up, some parents will be looking to return to the workforce. I am one of those parents. I have not really “searched” for a job since I was in early University (almost 20 years ago) so this all feels foreign to me. After landing my part-time pharmacy job during […]
Working moms share their plans for back to school
Have you made a decision about the upcoming school year? Is there an obvious choice for your family, or are you as uncertain as I am about what the “right” thing to do may be? A few thoughts that keep running through my head: Will we send the girls back and risk infection? Do I […]
Local Mom-Preneurs Share How Their Businesses are Surviving the Pandemic
We are entering the fourth month of the Coronavirus pandemic here in Kingston, Ontario. Local businesses are struggling. There’s no doubt about it. And with children being at home much more often, parents have been doing more than their fair share. I reached out to local mom-run businesses, to find out how they are coping […]