How do working parents cope when your child is ill!

When my two eldest were small I didn't work but when my youngest wen't to school I got a job in the kitchens of his school , to be honest he was the first in Scotland with cerebral Palsy to go to mainstream school and I wanted to be close to him without him knowing I was there , It worked out really well for us all xx

Hi That was another tough one through the years.I had my mother-in-law and when they were real small I worked at home in my hubby's business dispatching but when cell phones came along I went to work outside the house again.Guess I was lucky R

To cope up with the dual responsibilities , a large number of creches have come up. But when the child is ill, one of the parents takes a leave and attends to the child as at this time no creche takes the responsibility.

I used my vacation time from my workplace.

Yes it is really hard when we have children and they get sick all of a sudden and we have to work full time but as for myself I was lucky as I used to work full time but if any of my children got sick and I explained to my employer then they would always tell me that is was ok and that to go home immediately but there must be others where the employer does not like this as they want their workers to keep working but I always did more work just incase something came up like this and I would have to leave and I was so thankful that I had great bosses in my working life.

being a working mom is really hard. priorities always have to weighed, but i never let work get in the way when my family is in need of my attention. i just call the office to inform them that i can't make it to work on that particular day because my baby is sick.

Well I have to admit I was very lucky mine as they where not ill very often but I used to take the Time of work and basically handed in a Sick note if needed which is what I had to do. My Boss was very understanding in that respect as he said Kids come first. But it only happened twice in 8 years lol.

Right now my two babies is suffering cough and colds. My elder daugther is suffering first but she always kiss and hug her little sibling, a few days my second daugthers got the same colds and cough. I cannot take care because i am working 9 hours a day. I can only give my time when i am at home.

If you can find someone trustworthy to take care of her, you have no choice but to keep her at home or let her take a "risk" in school. Quite often though, very concerned parents will apply for urgent leave to take care of their children. That's why parents should strive to keep their children healthy so that they won't get into this predicament. ;P