[PragmaticPulp]

Parents with small children at home often prefer the office because it provides some context switching.

It’s really difficult to explain to a toddler why a parent is home but cannot play with them for half of the day.

That said, you’re not alone in preferring to work in an office. It’s actually very common outside of Internet forums for people to prefer working in an office. It’s just not a popular opinion online right now. To each their own, but let’s not pretend like one working style is inherently better than the other for everyone.

[bcrosby95]

> It’s really difficult to explain to a toddler why a parent is home but cannot play with them for half of the day.

I've worked from home through 3 toddlers, and very rarely had a problem. But I've worked from home for their whole lives.

This is probably something harder to transition into. Kids only really know what you introduce to them. If you've worked from home their whole lives they don't know anything different. If they're used to mommy working from home and them not being able to play with her, then they pretty much accept it.

We never tried to explain, we just said: mommy is at work, you cannot play with her, you can see her at lunch/after work.

[zebnyc]

Wow, I am amazed that worked for you. Maybe cause the kids can entertain each other.

We have a 3 year old and restricting him / telling him that he cannot do something makes makes that his entire focal point. Hell, he might even be playing by himself or with me but if the Mom disappears even for a cat nap, he has to go interrupt/play with her.

Has caused a huge amount of stress between my wife and I this past year. Thankfully the day care has opened and they are very careful & rigorous.