u/Additional-Refuse798

Hi fellow moms
I am resuming work after a 1.5 year motherhood pause. During this time I have spent every day with my son who is just about to turn 4.

I am signing up for 6 hours of work every day. It is a partnerships consultant role with a consulting company. I am anxious about managing work (work calls sometimes fall outside work hours) and motherhood. My husband is a media entrepreneur who is largely consumed by the demands of his teething company.

There’s no school until August and we recently moved to a big city so still building my community here. I have signed up my kid for 2 hour summer camps this month.

I am looking for tips on

1. activities that promote independent play. He’s currently obsessed with being a cop so I engage him with role playing and finding clues
2. how have parents with limited village managed to engage your kid + productively deliver at work?
3. what strategies have you employed at your work to navigate unexpected challenges (sickness)

Thank you!