A typical afternoon can find her helping younger children with their homework or supervising a brisk game of dominoes.
Our last child leaves for college and there are no meals to make for them, no homework to supervise, no places to drive them.
Craig became the kids' primary caretaker, arranging playdates, supervising homework and shuttling to doctor appointments while keeping up with laundry and all the cooking.
Try getting home at 6 or 7 with children weary from after school, starting your fresh-cooked dinner and supervising homework at the same time.
With more than one million New York children under 10, there could be tens of thousands of nannies pushing strollers, arranging play dates, passing out Goldfish crackers and supervising homework.
For years, her mother comes home from her job as an editor and puts in a second shift cooking, cleaning and supervising homework while Dad dozes in front of the TV.
We are talking about things such as parents attending parents' evenings at school, talking to their children about subject options, supervising homework, ensuring that the family eats together and has regular bedtimes.
All working parents face a the same challenges--getting everybody out in the morning, collecting the kids from school, making dinner, supervising homework, and then bedtime--ideally with the children falling asleep before you do.
Families could be facing other extenuating circumstances as well, such that a grandparent, an older sibling, a neighbor or close friend may be handling school drop-off or pick-up, supervising homework and overseeing the child's schooling.
As the child grows, the child needs medical care, parents who can supervise homework and afterschool activities, love and supervision.
