Kimberly Adams

Some parents have to oversee virtual schooling as well.

I monitored Will as he logged on to his first-ever online meeting.

And I'll show you how to unmute and mute yourself.

Mute means that no one can hear you.

In search of quiet, some parents are paying high schoolers to watch their kids for a few hours.

Others are calling in favors.

I was like, hey, do you mind if I drop Maxine off for a couple hours?

Like, I'll buy Dunkin' Donuts.

Brittany Croteau also lives in Baltimore.

Her five-year-old, Maxine, is in kindergarten.

Croteau needed to attend a big meeting without any distractions.

Her husband's been out of town, so she dropped off her daughter at a friend's house.

But you also don't want to overuse those things, right?

Croteau doesn't have family nearby.

That's shaped how she prepares for these kinds of situations.

including the decision to only have one kid.

We just kind of knew that this is what we would be in for, for the snow days, for spring break, for summer, right?

So we just have to be proactive and plan.

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