{"id":3677,"date":"2025-06-05T14:17:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T12:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/piipple.com\/?p=3677"},"modified":"2025-06-05T14:35:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T12:35:15","slug":"working-from-home-with-kids-during-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/piipple.com\/en\/working-from-home-with-kids-during-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Working From Home With Kids During Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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If you\u2019re working from home with kids during summer break, you\u2019ve probably had a moment like this too \u2014 when the noise, the guilt, and the pressure all come crashing in.<\/p>

Last week, somewhere between answering emails and reheating my coffee for the third time, my 6-year-old daughter looked at her lunch and quietly pushed it away.<\/p>

\u201cI don\u2019t want to eat,\u201d she said.<\/p>

And just like that, my heart cracked a little.<\/p>

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\u201cThe hardest part of being a mom isn\u2019t the work. It\u2019s the guilt of feeling like you\u2019re not doing enough \u2014 even when you\u2019re giving everything you\u2019ve got.\u201d<\/em>
\u2014 Unknown Mom, Probably Crying in the Shower<\/p><\/blockquote>

The Summer Break Struggle for Working Parents<\/strong><\/h3>

Let\u2019s be honest \u2014 summer break is not<\/em> a break for working parents.<\/p>

It\u2019s a constant back-and-forth between work calls and snack time. While I\u2019m juggling tasks and emails, my daughter is bouncing between boredom and a desperate need for connection. I feel torn \u2014 trying to be a present mom while also being a responsible professional.<\/p>

Every day I feel like I\u2019m almost keeping it together. But that almost<\/em> wears me down.<\/p>

What Kids Are Really Saying When They\u2019re \u201cBored\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>

It took a few skipped meals and quiet moments for me to realize: she wasn\u2019t just bored. She was lonely. She missed me.<\/p>

Refusing to eat was her way of waving a little emotional flag \u2014 \u201cLook at me. Be with me.\u201d<\/p>

When you\u2019re working from home with kids during summer break, these small signals are easy to miss. But they mean everything.<\/p>

The Heavy Guilt of Working Moms<\/strong><\/h3>

The guilt is constant.<\/p>

I\u2019m either not doing enough for work or not doing enough for her. I\u2019m tired. Distracted. And overwhelmed with the pressure to be everything at once.<\/p>

Some days, I feel like I\u2019m failing at both.<\/p>

But slowly, I\u2019m learning that being present doesn\u2019t mean being perfect<\/strong>. It means loving, trying, showing up \u2014 even on the hard days.<\/p>

How I\u2019m Managing Work and a Bored Child at Home<\/strong><\/h3>

I haven\u2019t cracked the code, but here\u2019s what\u2019s helped me keep going:<\/p>