With the many demands at home and at work, working parents need to strategically prioritize their responsibilities, so their time is spent on what make matters. They must ask themselves, what do I, as a parent, need to do that is unique? What adds the most value to my children’s lives? And what can be done by other people?
Every working parent will answer these questions differently. But in general, we can break down parenting into four different types of work. First, pastoral care, or the intellectual and emotional engagement with your children. Second, decision making, which…
