Anyone have any tips about working from home and homeschooling two young kids who need constant attention at the same time?!

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I'm still struggling with it but I try to keep mine busy with a few different activities - box of crayons and paper for drawing, I usually surprise them with a new item each week for glueing - pom poms, googly eyes (just add it to my Target shopping online), usually bring out the playdough + molds in the afternoon, kids music playlist on spotify for dance parties, you can find things for them to paint (from wooden kits online to rocks they collect outside), dress up, and of course screen time (I try for those with some kind of educational lesson or moral compass). Also they can spend a good 30 min Facetiming with their grandparents. For reference my kids are 2 and 4.

Take turns if you can. I can get more done if I’m 100% focused vs juggling work and kids.

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