“Mommy/Daddy, I don’t feel so good.”
How to Handle Work When Your Child Is Sick
What to say to your boss and colleagues.
July 18, 2017
Summary.
Working parenthood presents a massive logistical and emotional challenge, and when your child is unwell, that challenge ramps up significantly: How do you explain to your boss that you can’t make it to the big sales meeting? How can you be certain that the last-minute babysitter you found gave the twins the right amount of Tylenol? How will you get the client proposal finished if you’re spending the morning at the pediatrician’s? While there’s no silver bullet, the good news is that with a few specific strategies for managing your colleagues, care arrangement, and yes, yourself, you can mitigate the situation, and make it through these roughest patches of working parenthood in one physical, emotional and professional piece.