Poor single parents, especially mothers, often have a difficult time with summer break. Lacking the resources to send kids to camp and with the necessity of working undiminished, life can become an endless and exhausting cycle of tasks. Full-time childcare is a very expensive proposition, and many summer attractions are too costly for working-class parents. This means that even parents who really want to enjoy the summer break with their children often wind us being extra stressed because they have to keep working without allowing childcare to break the bank.

Key Takeaways:

• A sneaky truth, that not all moms will admit to, is not all of them are in love with summer break and having the kid(s) home.
• One mother found that after just a few weeks she was already counting the days until her four year old would again be in school.
• Single moms, living from paycheck to paycheck, or working at home, are particularly prone to feel overwhelmed by “summer break,” finding it not to be a break for them.

“To me, summer days feel endless. After about two hours of “work,” I’ve finished enough to feel comfortable stopping. I beg my son to put on real clothes and get his backpack together to go to the playground.”

Read more: https://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/1139864/wfhm-challenges-summer-break