The anonymous email that Marty just referred to really does embody the fact that mothers managing their child's mental health are giving work everything they can under difficult circumstances. "I wish you knew what a heavy load I carry right now as a working mom of two young kids," it says. Harvard Business School Executive Education offers more than 60 in person and virtual programs. Learn more and apply at hbs.me.g.
When your child is struggling—whether it’s with anxiety, anger management, or depression—focusing on anything other than how they’re doing can be difficult to nearly impossible. Yet so many parents are straining day after day to support their children while trying to keep up at work. And so many lack enough flexibility, understanding, and paid time off from their employer to take care of everything they need to do, from finding their children a therapist to taking them to appointments.
What can mothers, managers, and leaders do to make work more manageable? The executive director of the children’s mental health advocacy group On Our Sleeves shares ideas and advice.
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Marti Bledsoe Post is the executive director of the children’s mental health advocacy group On Our Sleeves and the author of Retrofit: The Playbook for Modern Moms.
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