Although there are many stay-at-home mothers in America, there are also many dual-income families. After the children go to school, the problem of picking up and dropping them off is placed in front of parents, because primary school students don't stay in school for a long time. In our state, public primary schools usually start at 9: 00 and finish at 3: 30 in the afternoon. Class K in primary schools, in particular, has only two and a half hours a day, which is equivalent to preschool classes, including compulsory education. In this case, how to solve the dual-employee family?
America is a society that attaches great importance to family ties. Although grandparents do not raise children for their children, they will be duty-bound to lend a helping hand when the children need help. It is often seen that grandparents come to pick up their children from school. It is true that there is a family, the youngest and youngest, who has won the treasure.
Many enterprises in the United States adjust their working hours and modes according to the needs of employees, so that employees who go to work early can get off work early, which is really a great boon for employees who need to pick up and drop off their children, taking into account the balance between family and work. As far as I know, in many dual-income families with one or two children, couples stagger their working hours without outside help. A colleague in my unit has adjusted his working hours, starting at six o'clock in the morning and leaving at three o'clock in the afternoon, at least to ensure that one person at home will send him and another person will pick him up. There are many such examples. In addition, many women who work hard in the workplace, if they want to balance family and work, will make some sacrifices temporarily and work part-time. When the child is older, there is no need to pick up and drop off, and then go back to full-time.
As the saying goes, a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. I read in the newspaper that several children from the same school and the same block and similar families formed a support group, worked out a pick-up schedule and took turns picking them up, which was a bit like a domestic support group. The advantage of this is that children don't have to get up early, and they won't feel lonely. It is a good plan to have company, play and study together after school. There are several mothers in the Girl Guides I know who are looking for families around their children's age to complete the pick-up and drop-off task.
Based on the hours of public primary schools, American primary schools generally have pre-class and after-class plans, which are the responsibility of school districts. There are many such projects, not only in primary schools, but also in surrounding communities such as nurseries, which provide similar paid services to pick up and drop off children every day. I think the ideal thing is that the school has a trusteeship class. The advantage is that at least the children are looked after nearby when they go to school. Even if there is traffic jam on the road, parents will not be in a hurry, as long as they arrive to pick up their children before 6 pm.