A few days ago we talked about the arrival of vacations. From the moment we went out the door of the school I have been able to listen and read different solutions online when it comes to to combine the work of the parents and the vacations of the children.
Personally I have no problem in this regard, because my wife does not work, however many couples do have to look for ideas to spend these three months in the best possible way.
Below I will explain some of the solutions that I have been able to compile and I encourage you to let us know if you have any more.
Summer Casales
It is not a solution for the whole summer, but a solution for a few days. The summer houses (and in this term would also include summer camps) they are a good resource for children because they contact other children they do not know, because they do different activities than they usually do all year round and because they live in another environment (although sometimes they are made in the same school they have been to).
It is not a cheap option because there is no subsidy (who knows if there will be time), but as a monitor of houses that I went for a few years I can say that children usually pass it on pipe.
Ask for a month or two of unpaid leave
I do not know if anyone can take this path without problems, but I know a fellow nurse who every year, in addition to his month of vacation, requests one month leave without pay. In this way he is two months with his daughters, leaving only one to solve with other alternatives.
Other people even ask for two months next to the month of vacation. If the economy allows it, it seems like a great solution, really.
At Grandma's house
Grandparents are another of the most used resources and more useful. It is the most economical solution, although it is not always the most fun. It is true that there are grandmothers and grandparents very modern and involved. In this case, and if the children are small, they will be very safe. However, when children grow up, being at grandma's and grandfather's house can be a bit heavy (maybe my memories betray me and I'm wrong to make this statement).
Take vacations in different months
It is an unpopular measure, because the family does not get together completely more than on weekends and will hardly travel anywhere, although it is another possible solution. If the mother takes vacations in July, for example, and the father takes them in August, they solve two months of time taking care of their children.
The rest of the days left to "cover" any of the other solutions can be used.
Create a network of caregivers with other mothers and fathers
Another of the ideas that I liked is to create a network of informal caregivers. This is taking care of the children of other friends of the school while they work and letting them take care of yours while you are the one who works.
Ideally, logically, they are already known mothers, even friends, whose children are already known. Mothers can schedule some activities, crafts and games for the children to have a good time. In this way you have the certainty that they are well cared for, children can play with other children and, sometimes, even with their own mother, when it is their turn to take care of everyone.
Any more solution?
That said, if you have other solutions or if reading these that I have put another has occurred to you, do not hesitate to share it, perhaps some father or mother would appreciate the brainstorm.
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