Comments on: The weekend toddler hand-off https://lauravanderkam.com/2021/02/the-weekend-toddler-hand-off/ Writer, Author, Speaker Fri, 26 Feb 2021 16:27:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2021/02/the-weekend-toddler-hand-off/#comment-191952 Thu, 11 Feb 2021 21:45:12 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17919#comment-191952 In reply to Maggie.

@Maggie – excellent, I’m always up for more personal finance writing!

]]> By: Maggie https://lauravanderkam.com/2021/02/the-weekend-toddler-hand-off/#comment-191898 Thu, 11 Feb 2021 17:56:09 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17919#comment-191898 I love All the Money in the world and am currently going through the handbook. I’d be excited to read more posts on the topic!

]]> By: Caitlin https://lauravanderkam.com/2021/02/the-weekend-toddler-hand-off/#comment-191366 Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:19:51 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17919#comment-191366 Yup, I’m very glad my husband and I figured out the hand-off! (Might have read about it here or heard it on BOBW!) I think knowing there is a finite end helps a lot, even if it feels long while you’re in it. We’re down to one nap and often switch off every hour, as it just seems to work well with our schedule.

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2021/02/the-weekend-toddler-hand-off/#comment-191318 Tue, 09 Feb 2021 14:29:30 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17919#comment-191318 In reply to Sarah K.

@Sarah K – I keep reminding myself that they do grow up! It also helps that the cuteness factor is pretty compelling right now…

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2021/02/the-weekend-toddler-hand-off/#comment-191317 Tue, 09 Feb 2021 14:28:42 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17919#comment-191317 In reply to Usha.

@Usha – thanks for your comment. I agree that a strong social network is key. Other adults are very helpful!

]]> By: Usha https://lauravanderkam.com/2021/02/the-weekend-toddler-hand-off/#comment-191098 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 22:31:24 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17919#comment-191098 I am a single parent + professional with no family where I live. My daughter is twelve and a bit now so constant vigilance is really not needed anymore, not the way toddlers/multiple-kid households need. But my daughter has just started secondary school and that brings with it logistical nightmares if the activities are not planned well. Since there is nobody to hand anything off to, I have always recognized the value of a strong social network and I have tried to build and sustain one ever since I moved here. What it means is that we help each other out in reliable ways. For example, we carpool – I drop my kid and her two friends who go to the same school on most mornings and one of the other parents picks all of them up, my kid waits at one of her friend’s place till I get there; it’s not a long wait (10-15 minutes) but I do have to drive about 30 kms back from work. Other comings and goings I manage, but single parent or not, the planning process is the same and I’m sure we are all running around and resting just about the same if we looked at the big picture.

]]> By: Sarah K https://lauravanderkam.com/2021/02/the-weekend-toddler-hand-off/#comment-191054 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 20:04:33 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17919#comment-191054 So true about 90 minutes being a long time with a toddler. My littlest one loves to do pretend play right now which I find exhausting. So I tell myself to just do it for 20 minutes or something. Sometimes I do set an alarm to make sure I go through with it.

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