A picture of backup strategies - Plan A is crossed out, Plan B is crossed out, and Plan C is underlined; there is a discombobulated hand in the corner

Backup Childcare Strategies

ByKat Hours
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What does your backup childcare situation look like, ladies? How many backup layers do you have, how did you decide on those, and has your backup plan ever failed you?  In my experience, there are two main times this can come up: your sitter/nanny can cancel — or your child may be too sick to send to…

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Grandma the Babysitter: Grandparents as Caregivers

ByKat Hours
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We’ve talked about childcare pros and cons, but we’ve never directly talked about childcare with family as caregivers — and I keep seeing stories about how grandparents move to New York to help raise their grandkids — so I thought we’d discuss. There are obvious pros — love! money! — but the logistics strike me…