The Paradox of Emotional Labor in Child Care

There's got to be some very deep tension there about how it can be a job, but also one of the most like emotional, human, sacred experiences. So we would call that emotional labor and that's the unpaid emotional labor that goes into this job where you are giving of yourself constantly. Unlike a workplace where you maybe have workers around you constantly observing you, oftentimes child care providers are left alone with a child,. There is an expectation that that child will be cared for.