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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

How to survive the longest school breaks EVER!

In France, rather than having a super long summer break, kids get nice long bits of vacation spread out throughout the year.  This in of itself is a great idea.  It gets them back on their feet every couple of months.

On the flipside, these breaks are tough on parents.  So here are a couple of suggestions to get through this.
1. Live close by to your parents and or in-laws.
2. Take time off every time your children are on school break (I hope you have lots of vacation!)
3. Hire a super-nanny who's available and willing to work full-time over school breaks.
4.  Put your child in camp (but you have to pick them up by 6PM at the latest).
5. Or - don't have children.. Booo.
6. Or - Get divorced.  That will free you up for half of the time. Booo.

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