My daycare team keeps saying we need to be more present with the children but we're also supposed to document everything, follow safety protocols, and manage transitions, and I feel like we're being asked to be mindful while multitasking. The contradiction is exhausting and no one will acknowledge it.
More people experience this than they realize.
A team is being asked to embody presence within systems that fundamentally require divided attention.
“Where Are You with Time and parenting — what it means to be there?”
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