{"id":2498,"date":"2020-05-14T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/staffdevelopment\/?p=2498"},"modified":"2020-05-13T17:04:02","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T16:04:02","slug":"working-with-a-2-year-old-at-home-in-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/staffdevelopment\/working-with-a-2-year-old-at-home-in-lockdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Working with a 2-Year-Old at Home \u2026 in Lockdown!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hello! I\u2019m Margaret Ayers, Director of Human Resources & Organisational Development. Like many of you I\u2019m trying to continue my job whilst also having to care for a child at home (I only have one \u2013 for those of you with more than one \u2013 I salute you).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mind you, I nearly forgot there is also Alfie our 12 year old Staffie (who was my first baby), who is very needy and is always going thorough some sort of existential crisis or other. You would think he would be happy to have us all home all day \u2013 but no \u2013 I think he would prefer a bit more peace and quiet!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In some ways I\u2019m very lucky; my husband (who also works full time) was able to take two weeks of parental leave when lockdown started so took care of our daughter Leah during that time. But it’s hard for her knowing that that her mum is in the house and she can\u2019t be with me. She thinks I\u2019m doing \u201cyoga\u201d \u2013 that\u2019s what she says  – probably because pre-lockdown it\u2019s the only thing I really did except go out to work. I could do with some yoga now because my body is seizing up from the heavy mornings of Teams meetings \u2013 but I can\u2019t find the bandwidth to do it. <\/strong>[Look at Tuesday’s blog <\/a>for ideas to help with this! – Ed.]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her Dad and I are both working now and taking care of Leah. We both know Numberblocks<\/em> and Hey Duggie!<\/em> off by heart, and sometimes you just have to forget about how much screen time you are all having if it helps you get through the day. My husband is shielding so all the shopping falls to me, but we have a scruffy garden and live near a green open area where we can go for a walk. It\u2019s hard, this way of working and living, and part of me feels like I\u2019m not doing any of it very well. The other part says I just need to take it one day at a time and do what I can do!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I hope all of you are keeping safe and well \u2013 we can only hope this will all be over soon, and we will return to something like it was before. I\u2019ve got to finish now \u2013 I can hear Leah\u2019s just woken up from her afternoon nap (which gave me a bit of time to write this!). Take care everyone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Margaret Ayers, Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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