‘I Still Have Bills To Pay’: Parents Struggle To Balance Childcare And Work During The Pandemic – WBEZ (Chicago)

In Chicago, just over half of parents surveyed reported serious challenges looking after their children. Melissa Hernandez’s oldest son, 16-year-old Jimmy Angel Melendez, reached out to his school counselor recently because he said he couldn’t take it anymore: “It’s really not motivating and, to be honest, is kind of depressing.”

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