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balancing act
By Debbie

If you are as blessed as I am to have a great team of teachers and a supportive administrator at your school, maybe you can get a fellow teacher to take your class for a little while..say for a movie or PE activity so you
can take a small part in your child's classroom on special events. You may be able to make arrangements to have a "preview" of her room before open house officially starts.
I was lucky enough to be able to work out a job share arrangement last year when my daughter started Kindergarten (at a school in a different city). I work Tuesday-Friday, leaving Mondays available for me to play

Mom in her classroom. Even if this is not possible, think about all the well adjusted students you have who have both parents working. Having to work does not mean your child is in for a lifetime of therapy. Relax and enjoy both the teacher and mother aspect of you life. Make the most of the time you have together after school, on weekends, and over vacations. Children are very forgiving, and usually less hard on us than we are on ourselves. Occasionally times come up when we have to prioritize our schedule in a way that is not in favor of our child, or even our spouse. The balance comes in making that an "occasional" situation, not an "always" situation. That is okay. Your child needs to learn that in a family there has to be some give and take. It is okay to teach your child that you can't be there all the time, but you still love her and want to be a part of her life.