Child day care careers: Preschool & Day Care Staffing Firm

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Director

The Day Care Director is responsible for the daily operations of a daycare center. They ensure a safe and educational environment for young children, manage teaching staff, develop curricula in coordination with teachers, communicate with parents, and uphold the center’s reputation.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Implement school and licensing policies, procedures, and systems
• Check email daily
• Logs into Procare daily; ensures Procare is updated and correct
• Implements requirements of contracts including but not limited to Food program. TRS, etc.
• Seeks and acquires resources that will enhance the program for children and their families
• Ensures all permits are up to date and renewed when needed
• Periodically checks that classroom checklist are being completed daily
• Meets with Parent engagement specialist to ensure CRM is updated quarterly
• Conducts Infant and Toddler observations
• Holds monthly one-on-one staff evaluations
• Ensures monthly and or yearly fire drill/safety drills are conducted on time

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Maintain First Aid/CPR
• Already has, or is working to meet the Texas state requirements for a State license as a Center Director
• Maintain 24 training hours yearly

Assistant Director

The Assistant Center Director is responsible for supporting the overall day-to-day operation of the center and reports to the Center Director. The Assistant Director will consistently follow through with all duties and miscellaneous duties as assigned in a competent and timely manner.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Check email daily
• Look over and coordinate Leave of Absence forms
• Look over lesson plans and help Curriculum Specialist with corrections
• Input tardies and absences
• Assumes major responsibility for staff schedule and labor budget
• Coordinate staff meetings and training sessions, as well as maintain staff training hours
• Ensure the records on all staff are in compliance with licensing
• Acts as centers Human Resource specialist which includes but is not limited to recruiting. screening, interviewing, onboarding, placing. and conducting and analyzing exit interviews for all employees
• Audit Pre-K classrooms daily to ensure the use of lesson plans. curriculum and checklist
• Ensure that payroll is correct and submitted on time
• Create agenda for teacher in service days
• Ensure that classrooms are scheduling and conducting Parent-Teacher conferences
• Conduct student vision, hearing, and lice screenings yearly

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Maintains CPR and First Aid
• Already has, or is working to meet the Texas state requirements for a State license as a Center Director
• Maintain 24 training hours

Enrollment Specialist

The Enrollment Specialist will be responsible for assessing applications, handling documentation, collecting information, entering data and providing customer service To be successful as an Enrollment Specialist you should be able to assess the eligibility of candidates for specific programs, make recommendations, and maintain meticulous records.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Schedule and conduct school tours
• Collect all enrollment documents and ensure they are complete and correct
• Processing enrollments, dis-enrollments and enrollments
• Update enrollment availability spreadsheet weekly
• Ensure that student files contain all necessary documents at all times
• Be main point of contact for all applicants and parent/student prospects
• Maintain knowledge of tuition prices and program updates  
• Assist with billing and payment processing

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Excellent Customer service
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Ability to multitask and prioritize

Parent Engagement Specialist

The Family Engagement Specialist is responsible for parental engagement and involvement through CRM by ensuring all data is pre-loaded into the system on a quarterly basis.

Responsibilities, and Duties:

• Maintain communication with all new and previous leads
• Input new phone leads into the system
• Input all events on the calendar for each quarter (Ex. birthdays, closure dates. parent meetings, etc.)
• Compose and send out emails/texts to parents as needed
• Print and distribute FP attendance and any other attendance papers at the beginning of each month (This includes the kitchen)
• Maintain a dean workspace

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Excellent Customer service
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Ability to multitask and prioritize

Cook

The cook plans, prepares, serves, and documents all meals and snacks for the center. Accurately follows the cycle menus in accordance with programs budget and state & federal nutritional program guidelines. Keeps an accurate inventory of food and supplies; order inventory as needed.

The cook oversees operations of the food program, including hygiene & sanitation, meal planning, and preparation.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Ensures adherence yo FPA guidelines and all public health regulations regarding food storage and prep
• Plans/maps food and supply purchases
• Obtains and retains child nutrition labels
• Develops 4 week menu with Directors approval
• Attends FPA conferences, workshops, and trainings as needed
• Use proper hygiene protocol ( handwashing, gloves, hair nets, etc.) -when preparing and serving meals and snacks
• Distributes meals & snacks to classrooms at the appropriate temperatures
• Stores food at appropriate temperature
• Faxes all meal production, receipts, and time distribution reports on a weekly/monthly biases
• Maintains safe and sanitary kitchen
• Washes items used for food preparation using sanitizing methods determined by health department
• Keeps kitchen flood, counters, cabinet shelves, veggie/fruit rack, pantry, appliances, and all work areas clean and free from hazards and or rodents
• Relive co-workers for restroom breaks, lunch breaks, etc.

Requirements/Qualifications:

• No experience necessary; training is provided
• Willing to listen, learn, and apply best efforts
• Maintains CPR/First aid

Grounds Maintenance

The Grounds Maintenance person cleans the buildings, equipment, and furnishings of the school. They ensure the common areas, offices, and classrooms are clean. They also maintain the cleaning equipment and ensure everything needed for cleaning the school is stocked and ready. They will perform general repairs that do not require a specialized technician as well as routine maintenance on building systems.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• General cleaning of building and keeping it maintained and in good condition
• Vacuum, sweep, and mop all floors
• Cleaning and stocking restrooms
• Clean up spills with appropriate equipment
• Assist teachers with sanitizing toys and other equipment in the classrooms
• Perform minor repairs; Notify directors of major repairs
• Collect and dispose of trash
• Keep cleaning supplies in stock
• Complete tasks in a timely manner with minimal supervision

Requirements/Qualifications:

• No experience needed; training provided
• Work well when supervisors are not present
• Ability to lift at least 25 pounds
• Is able to maintain positive relationships with other staff and children

Bus Attendant

Ride van/bus and help driver ensure safe and orderly transportation of students.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Conduct a walk through of van/bus to ensure there is no trash and all seatbelts work
• Collect students from designated pick up area at each stop
• Check and document each students temperature upon entry of vehicle
• Help and make sure each student sits in assigned seat and straps on seat belt
• Conduct name to face checks ( Ex: entry of vehicle, exit from vehicle, arrival in classroom, etc.)
• Conduct of walk through of the van/bus to ensure nothing and no one was left behind

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Pleasant/Friendly demeanor and an outgoing personality
• Excellent communication, customer service, and problem solving skills
• Maintain First Aid/CPR

Curriculum Specialist

The curriculum specialist will help with the day-to-day and overall operations of the classroom by developing new curricula or improving existing curricula at a school. They may conduct research and make recommendations to the administration. They will also work with teachers and administrators to evaluate existing curricula and assess the quality of instruction.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Revise or create classroom lesson plans with provided curriculum
• Organize and set Parent Teacher conferences (in person or via zoom) with approval from Assistant director
• Revise classroom schedules in collaboration with each classrooms teacher
• Update calendars posted around the center monthly (Ex. birthdays, holidays, upcoming training, etc)
• Maintain knowledge of employee relations such as but not limited to birthdays and anniversaries
• Create and maintain a classroom management system that keeps track of supplies. equipment, checklist, name tags, etc.

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Pleasant/friendly demeanor and an outgoing personality
• Excellent communication, customer service, and problem solving skills
• Strong computer skills

Lead Teacher

The Lead Teacher is responsible for implementing best practice child care and child supervision strategies as well as in developing and implementing a stimulating program and curriculum that promotes the social, emotional, and physical development of each child enrolled in our program. The development of these activities within the program and/or curriculum must align with the    New York State Common Core State Standards ( CCSS ) for English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Assist in the supervision of children to maintain the overall health, safety, and well-being of each child in care.
• Discuss assigned duties with classroom teachers in order to coordinate instructional efforts.
• Maintain a well-organized, clean, sanitary, safe, and attractive classroom environment conducive to the optimal development of children. This includes cleaning surfaces, equipment, toys, and removing garbage.
• Serve and feed children approved or provided meals. Must be conscious of food allergies and restrictions.
• Change children’s diapers, toilet train, and/or assist each child with going to the bathroom as needed.
• Maintain records on each child’s attendance, progress, and development for the purpose of planning and compliance with the ELG, PKFCC, OR CCSS.
• Participate in mandatory staff meetings, training, center activities, and staff development.
• Conduct appropriate developmental screenings and formal assessments for each child as assigned.
• Review each individual child’s developmental progress and create individual plans for improvement.
• Develop a positive relationship with each child and promote the development of self-esteem and self-discipline.
• Establish a positive professional relationship and open line of appropriate communication with each child’s family and share information about the child’s day at the center.
• Plan and implement the daily program of activities based on principles of child development and in accordance with the class’ curriculum, standards/goals, and State regulations.
• Assist children individually or in small groups in order to help them master assignments and reinforce learning concepts Presented by Lead Teachers.
• Enforce and abide by all company policies, regulations, administration instructions, and rules governing students.
• Organize and label materials.
• Provide appropriate additional assistance and/or lesson differentiation to students with special needs.
• Update each child’s daily report using the center’s daily reporting system or logs.
• Complete incident reports to notify children’s families of incidents, injuries, or illnesses that occur at the center.
• Undergo ongoing training as assigned or approved by administration and/or the Center Director.
• Must be able to lift up to 25-30 pound children and objects.
• Must be able to walk, squat/kneel, sit on the floor, see, hear, speak with children to ensure children’s health and safety.
• Train and supervise assistant teachers, floaters, volunteers, and others assisting in the classroom.

Qualifications

• Minimum 9+ college credits in Early Childhood, Child Development, or a related field with a plan of study required.
• Associates degree or higher in Early Childhood, Child Development, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum one year of child care experience preferred.
• Must demonstrate experience and interest in working with young children, parents, and with a team of educators.
• Must have effective, appropriate, and strong communication skills (orally and written).
• Must be able to speak, read, and write fluently in English. Bilingual is a plus.

Teacher – Childcare/Preschool (w/ Training, Perks, Benefits)

Are you a passionate educator looking to make a lasting, positive impact on the lives of young students? Can you uphold all state educational standards while teaching with love and creativity to provide an extraordinary, progressive experience for your students? 
We’re looking for teachers to join our team of long-serving, dedicated professionals who spend their days sparking learning and creating joy! 
If you’re ready to move into a career that makes a difference, and you:

• Consider yourself a natural, empathetic leader
• Have an educational background in ECE, either with a degree or a degree in progress
• Have experience working in a licensed child care/ early learning setting 
• Are a strong verbal and written communicator with some tech-savvy
• Can physically complete the tasks necessary to care for small children, and
• Agree with and can deliver on our mission to provide exceptional care and learning 

then please apply today! We can’t wait to meet you.  

Assistant Teacher – Childcare/Preschool (w/ Training, Perks, Benefits)

Are you a compassionate, motivated person who adores children and wants to break into the field of early childhood education? Can you work as part of a team to uphold state educational standards while providing loving, supportive care to your students? 
We’re looking for people like you who want to begin or advance a career providing classroom support to teachers and brightening the lives of the littlest learners.
If you’re ready to move into a career that makes a difference, and you:

• Are friendly, dependable, and willing to work as an integral part of a classroom team
• Have a high school diploma or equivalent and want to achieve a degree in ECE
• Want ECE work experience and professional development opportunities 
• Can communicate respectfully with students, colleagues, parents, and administrators
• Are physically able to complete the tasks necessary to care for small children, and 
• Agree with and can deliver on our mission to provide exceptional care and learning 

then please apply today! We can’t wait to meet you.  

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Sim Driver’s Notes – Child Care Career in Sims 3 All Ages

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	Sim Master’s Notes / Careers / Childcare Do you enjoy playing with babies, telling them stories and changing diapers? Like raising difficult teenagers? Then the babysitting career is just right for your character! Turn your home into a kindergarten and get paid for the activity you already enjoy. Also, a babysitting career is a great way to get city characters to have kids. Place of work – home, employment through a newspaper or computer. Job Type – Sims 3 Ambition Open Career. The main skill is charm. Professional experience is gained in the course of performing job duties. When the experience bar is filled, the Sim gets a promotion. Teacher’s duties: Take care of babies and older children. Make friends with children. Solve the problems of small clients. Career levels of the profession of educator Level Title Description Opening hours Days of the week Starting salary (§/week) Bonuses upon reaching level 1 Nanny amateur Not everyone can withstand children’s whims and crying. Non-professional nannies think that children just need a little care. But what if you need to keep up with two children at once? Stock up on baby bottles and toys for an unforgettable adventure! 9:00–19:00 R H S H R S H 100 Working with two preschoolers. 2 Caring Heart Childcare requires a certain amount of skill, and the more you are trusted, the better you need to work. Another family wants to ask you to look after the baby. This means that you have to take care of three children at once. 9:00–19:00 R H M H R M H 200 Work with three preschoolers. 3 Care machine What a fuss – such a profession is not taught in school. You should probably buy more toys and start developing new skills in toddlers. Now you take care of four children at the same time, and their parents may well ask you to work on weekends too! 9:00–19:00 R H M H R M H 300 Working with four preschoolers. Action “tell a story” (click on “yourself”). All the children in the area will gather around the teacher and listen to her. Parents can give a gift for good work. 4 Skillful guardian You have survived several babies, but will you be able to take care of schoolchildren? You will have to adopt a couple of strict parenting techniques so that the children do their homework. So, are you ready to take on five kids, work weekends, and work with schoolchildren? 9:00–19:00 R H M H R M H 400 Working with five children (may be younger students). Action “send to play” for schoolchildren. 5 Master of Education Are you ready to give up some of the joys in life? Teachers of this level do not have much free time. Now you will take care of six children, work weekends, take care of schoolchildren and sometimes difficult children. Congratulations, you have made great progress! 9:00–19:00 R H M H R M H 500 Working with six children. Some students may be difficult. Actions “instruct” and “please”. Special babysitter van in luggage. Career Features The teacher’s salary is calculated in § per week. He receives it on Sundays at 12:00. For each working day he will receive the same amount. Every morning from Monday to Thursday at 9:00 parents will bring their children to you, you will have to take care of them all day until 19:00. Babies need to be fed, diapered, interacted with, and entertained. Spend money on children’s toys, so the need to entertain the kids will disappear. At the first level of the career, only two preschoolers will be taken care of, at the last level there will be 3-5 preschoolers and 2-3 junior schoolchildren. When you hover over a child with the mouse, his needs and mood will be visible. Nannies and butlers only care about your children, they don’t care about strangers. At the end of the working day, you are given a grade for caring for each child (satisfactory, good, excellent, etc. ) For excellent results, the parent may pay an additional tip. Babies can be taught to walk, talk and use a potty if desired. Career as an educator is a great way to improve the demographic situation in the city. Families immediately have more children, and they grow faster than the life expectancy setting. After a few days of working with the child, a message will appear that the child has grown into a schoolboy and your services are no longer needed. Such a child will become a teenager much faster than expected. Friendly relations with former pupils are preserved as with any other characters. Primary schoolchildren practically do not need to be supervised. The main thing is that they do their homework. One of them may seem difficult (there will be a corresponding message and a note in the information about the child). He will install mini-surprises in the house. Younger students do not come to kindergarten at 9:00, but after school. Quite often parents of toddlers stay late at work. Your working day will be delayed, but you will receive a generous tip. Periodically, parents of babies will ask to sit with them on your day off. The same working day with the corresponding payment, but there will be 1-2 kids. There are only 5 stages in a career, professional experience grows quite slowly (about a level per week). Special interactions of the caregiver (for example, telling a story) remain with him for life and can be used outside of working hours. At the fifth level of the career, the teacher will be presented with a funny van. “Super Nanny” happiness points reward will allow the Sim to do their job better. Babysitter has a cute uniform that will change with each level. Sometimes kids can hang out at your house after the end of the working day. If such a “furniture item” categorically does not suit you, use the “ResetSim First Name Last Name” code to send it home. Useful character traits for a teacher “Family” character traits: exemplary family man and loving children. One of the “sociable” features (charming, friendly) in order to quickly make friends with the kids. Chistyulya. Children, especially younger students, often make a mess. Chistyulya will clean up all the puddles with one “Clean up the house” action. Dislikes nature. The “claustrophobia” moodlet from staying at home for a long time will not appear. Updated on 04/04/2012 06:49

Babysitting career – All ages – Articles and reviews The Sims 3 – Materials – Mursimka
Sociable and energetic characters from time to time think about what next adventure they will start.

At work at the desk, they are bored, listening to the complaints of patients in the medical profession, they frankly yawn, individual entrepreneurship and, moreover, instills horror in them. What to do if you want to have fun, laugh and play pranks, and besides, get paid for it? And try a career as a nanny!

Guaranteed:

• annoying baby talk
• constant fiddling with bottles and diapers
• repetition of the same fairy tale for the hundredth time
• not a minute of free time
• schoolchildren’s tricky questions that have no answers and confuse you

But in return for this – an all-consuming feeling of joy and satisfaction. And it’s worth it!

You can start your babysitting career in the usual way – with the help of a computer or a newspaper, although not every edition of the newspaper will have vacancies. The career is called “Child Care”. ( Note: A family cannot have two characters with this career. )

The “Loves Children” and “Exemplary Family Man / Hearthkeeper” traits will help you in your career, as will the “Super Nanny” happiness points reward worth 25,000 points.

After accepting the job and becoming an “Amateur Nanny”, you will be greeted:

Do you know how to make children happy? If you like to feed, play and change dirty diapers, then this is your calling. Over time, you will have the opportunity to take care not only of babies, but also of older children. You will help them with school assignments and teach them how to behave properly. Onward to the pinnacle of your child care career!

Working days and hours are the same at all levels, so they are not included in the table.

Working days: Monday – Thursday
Working hours: 09.00 – 19.00

Babysitting:
Childcare – taking care of toddlers and older children
Friendship with children – making friends with children
Solving problems – solving customer problems for childcare

But what are the names of the subsequent levels with wages and uniforms.

Babysitting career
Level	Name	Description per week	Uniform
1	Amateur nanny	Not everyone can withstand children’s whims and crying. Non-professional nannies think that children just need a little care. But what if you need to keep up with two children at once? Stock up on baby bottles and toys for an unforgettable adventure!	$100
2	Caring Heart	Caring for children requires some skill, and the more you are trusted, the better you need to work. Another family wants to ask you to look after the baby. This means that you have to take care of three children at once!	200 $
3	Care machine	What a fuss – such a profession is not taught in school. You should probably buy more toys and start developing new skills in toddlers. Now you take care of four children at the same time, and their parents may well ask you to work on weekends too! Congratulations, you have gained access to your new uniform! In addition, now you are able to tell fairy tales to children. Parents can even thank you with a gift for a job well done!	$300
4	Skillful caretaker	You have survived several kids, but can you take care of schoolchildren? You will have to adopt a couple of strict parenting techniques so that the children do their homework. So, are you ready to take on five kids, work weekends, and work with schoolchildren? Congratulations, you have gained access to your new uniform! Thanks to your professional experience, you can now invite the children to go play.	$400
5	Master of Education	Are you ready to give up some of the joys of life? Teachers of this level do not have much free time. Now you will take care of six children, work on weekends, take care of schoolchildren and sometimes difficult children. Congratulations, you have made great progress! You have reached the highest level in childcare. You already know that children are happiness, and you know how to reprimand a child. For your outstanding service, you get a personal van!	$500

A feature of the nanny career is that you can work at home, that is, you do not need to waste fuel or run on a winter morning along a slippery road for a bus. And since you are going to arrange a kindergarten at home, you should take care of a suitable room. It is best if it is a spacious room not far from the front door, since parents do not bother to take their children to the room intended for them, but leave the children right in the hallway. Sometimes they can leave the kids in front of the door without even bringing them into the house. It is not recommended to use rooms in the upper floors or in the basement (that is, where the stairs lead), otherwise the children themselves will not be able to crawl to the toys and they will have to be carried one at a time, which takes time. And you will have time … that is, you will not have it at all. So do not forget to visit the restroom before the start of the working day and eat properly – the day is going to be difficult!

So that the kids do not get bored in your kindergarten, it is recommended to place as many toys as possible from the section for children, children’s books, if desired, a feeding chair (although you can do without it!), a pot. Additional objects from the Store will decorate the room even better and the kids will feel at home! Do not forget to build a playground on the site, because soon you are expecting schoolchildren, and they will not play with teddy bears and cars.

You can put a stereo system in the room and turn on children’s music. The TV will also give you a few free minutes when the kids watch the Detsky Mir TV channel.

But now everything is ready. You woke up, got dressed, had breakfast, lunch, dinner and are expecting babies. The clock struck 09. 00 and immediately the doorbell rang – your working day has begun, as the pop-up message reminds you. Also during working hours, in map mode, you can see that now is not the time to chill – work is calling.

As an amateur nanny, you will be left in the care of two babies. Your task is to cheer up the kids, cheer them up and, of course, satisfy all their little needs. Surely the parents did not even feed the kids, but simply threw them into the kindergarten and left on their own business. (Judging by the uniform of one of the mothers, the parents are really busy with work that they simply cannot do without your help!)

You can find out the needs and mood of the children by the pop-up window if you hover over the baby.

As you can see in the image, there are five “states” of needs and moods. The first phrase tells us about the mood of the baby, and the second about his needs.

Condition	Examples
Excellent	Sim is in a great mood. Sim: There are no problems to deal with.
Good	Sim starts having fun. Sims like to eat. Sim smells a little. Sim is in a good mood. Sim wants to hang out a little.
Satisfactory	Sim feels a little hungry. Sim smells bad. The Sim feels that his mood is going down. Sim feels lonely. Sim wants to have more fun.
Poor	Sim is not having fun! Your Sim is very hungry. Sim smells really bad. Sim is in a bad mood. Sim feels very lonely.
Terrible	Your Sim feels a terrible sadness. Your Sim can’t seem to contain it, and that’s why it smells awful now! Your Sim is feeling extremely hungry. Sim wants to have fun, otherwise they will throw a tantrum. Your Sim feels terrible loneliness. Sim wants to have fun, otherwise they will cry.

If you want to succeed in your career, then it is recommended to achieve a “pink” combination – which means that the baby is dry, he is fed, drunk and having fun with might and main! Categorically avoid the “red” combination.

The most stressful working time will be in the morning, because all the kids are in a bad mood and you need to get it up as soon as possible, but once you cope with this task, things will go easier. From time to time, observe the desires of the baby and satisfy them. Bottle feed your babies, change their diapers, play the xylophone or the blocks with them. Scare the kids with clawed paws, throw them up, tickle them (how is this word spelled correctly …).

If you have a minute or two of free time, read books with the kids or play a performance with teddy bears. You can teach toddlers to walk, talk, or use the potty, but all this will not affect your career progression.

At the end of the working day, you will receive a report on the work done. And if all the kids are happy and happy, then you have nothing to worry about! But if you showed insufficient attention or forgot to feed the children, then do not expect a high salary. You didn’t deserve it!

By fulfilling your duties of caring for children, you will gradually increase your career growth so that you will be offered to become a “Caring Heart”. At this second career level, you will get another baby under your care – now you have to take care of three children. And if you coped with two “with one left”, now you will have a hard time. If you are not coping with your duties, then there is nothing wrong with that, just call your household members for help, who will willingly share the care of the baby with you.

In a babysitting career, you need to be prepared for anything, even the fact that parents can not always pick up their children on time. Sometimes they may ask you to keep an eye on their children while they finish their quarterly report or are stuck in traffic. Of course, you will be paid for this work.

At the third level of your career, you will have more worries, because now you are looking after four babies! In addition, parents who are crazed from children or work may ask you to sit with their offspring on the weekends while they go to the theater. But if someone called you with such a request, then be sure that the news will spread throughout the town and other parents will certainly call you with the same request. The day in this case will be marked as a working day, the working time will be as usual from 09.00 to 19.00.

From time to time, grateful parents will send you gifts. The salary is, of course, a good thing, but gifts warm the soul so much!

Also now you can tell fairy tales to children. To do this, click on the character and select the desired action. The nanny will find a spacious corner and call all the children who, after looking up from their studies, will come and crawl to listen to fairy tales about pirates, queens and wizards. (The Tell a Story action stays with you for life, even if you change careers or retire.)

Having reached the title of “Skillful guardian” you take care of five children – a junior schoolboy will be added to the kids. But since schoolchildren need to attend school, he will come to your kindergarten only after three in the afternoon, when classes at school are over. To this you must also add the road to your garden, so it may well be that you will see it only at four o’clock. Schoolchildren also have their own needs – fun, hunger (it’s good that they themselves can visit the restroom), and besides, they need to prepare homework, in which you can be useful to them, as soon as you choose the appropriate action. Homework is completed much faster than your own children, and then you can invite the child to “Go play” so that he has a little fun. This is where the playground comes in handy, the child himself will go to swing on a swing, play in the sand, a tree house or splash on a water slide.

And now you have reached perfection, that is, the highest level in the career of a nanny – you have become a Master of education! The reward will not keep you waiting, it is already in your family luggage – you get a personal painted van!

Now you have six children, toddlers and younger schoolchildren in your care. But having reached the top of your career, do not think that now you can do everything. A “difficult child” may be added to your wards. You will be notified in advance of his arrival, so get ready.

You will recognize a difficult child by the message in the window. Such a child loves to break objects, frown and oppose education in every possible way, but you really try. You can “Reprimand the child” after his pranks or just “Talk about problems”. Try to make the child trust you, make friends with him.

When attending your kindergarten, children grow up very quickly, which you can observe on the dating panel. Here the baby wears diapers, then attends first grade, and now he has grown up and became a sweet and obedient teenager. If you managed to raise such a child, be proud, then your work was not in vain!

True, not everything is so rosy. If you begin to neglect your duties, do not feed, do not water babies, mistreat children, skip work, then do not expect positive feedback. (For these troubles, I couldn’t take my character, he’s a good one, but I chose Christopher Steele from Sunset Valley.)

When you receive such or similar feedback from your parents, think about it, reconsider your attitude to work. After all, if you urgently need to leave the city, then you can, as usual, take a vacation for one, three or five days. But if you’re just being lazy, the next step is to have a social worker come to you. You don’t think that social services will turn a blind eye to your attitude towards children, do you?

The arrival of a social worker is accompanied by your removal from the case, your license will be taken away. Without it, you will not be able to babysit until you restore your reputation, that is, until you visit the “Childcare Penalty Class” in the town hall, which costs 1,000 Simoleons.

By the way, every working day, until you visit the penalty class, you will receive a reminder.

When you successfully complete a rehabilitation course, learn to be smart and feel responsible for your children, you can open your kindergarten again.

So be careful, conscientiously fulfill your duties and do not bring the case to court.

To make your garden look prettier, the Sims can draw portraits of the kids or hang pictures of them around the room so they don’t forget their wards. Raise children and shape personalities! Good luck to you!

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A quarter of a millennium to gender equality.

Why it is more difficult for women to build a career

It is difficult for women to become successful in a man’s world. On the way to success, they are pressured by stereotypes about the “weaker sex”, imposed self-doubt, “glass ceiling”. If they decide to start a family, then the burden of household duties. PhD in Economics, Professor and Director of the Center for Economic Research and Development of the Russian Economic School Natalya Volchkova told Utopia how to equalize the chances of men and women in management and in the market.

First, let’s define what is gender inequality in the economy? How does it manifest itself?

Economic gender inequality has several definitions. The most basic are inequality in participation in the labor market and inequality in wages. The first comes from the fact that women and men are equal in the world, but at the same time, women are less represented in the workplace. Similarly, in wages – a difference of 30% with equal professional characteristics, without correction for hours of work, experience, education. There are other indicators, such as the time women spend on unpaid work, housework and childcare.

How many jobs are held by women?

On average, women hold 37% of all jobs in the world. In the countries of the Middle East and in India, the percentage falls below twenty. In the countries of Eastern and Western Europe and in China it rises above forty.

The well-known research McKinsey shows that if gender inequality is eliminated, then in ten years, world GDP could increase by 28 trillion dollars, or by 26%. Moreover, even if the gap is not eliminated, but at least reduced, this will in any case lead to a tangible increase in GDP. Why does the gap still exist?

First, who should fight him? This is not an easy story both in execution and in terms of resources. The eradication of gender inequality does not have many stakeholders – not even all women want it.

Second, even if equality ultimately brings economic benefits, it can be very expensive to get there. Funds are needed to bring women and men equally into the labor market, to pay them equally, to provide equal opportunities for childcare and the availability of kindergartens.

In Russia, it is now difficult to get inexpensive and full-fledged child care – access to babysitting services and kindergartens – therefore, predominantly women take maternity leave and stay at home with the child. This pushes them out of the labor market and career ladder.

To put it bluntly, is the state sacrificing the benefits of the women’s labor force in order not to spend money on fighting inequality?

The role of the state in this process, of course, is – both funds are needed, and a certain rhetoric of the state as a regulator of the acceleration of movement. But world practice shows that now the leading role in this is played by business. He began to understand the benefits of women’s equal participation in both the workforce and consumption. From a consumption standpoint, the story is more clear—women make the majority of purchase decisions. Those who create products and services without considering women are losing income.

Women in 94% of cases choose furniture, in 92% – the direction and method of travel, in 91% – real estate, in 60% – a car and in 51% – electronics.

So the business is investing in the development of women’s career prospects so that women can spend money on products and services?

Yes, a woman is also a consumer, and business understands this. In addition, the labor market for managerial talent is quite limited. There are no studies showing that women are less talented than men. Therefore, if fewer women are represented in the labor market, this means that business does not use their potential. Creating conditions that are no worse than those of men leads to the fact that a more talented team manages the business.

In Russia, management positions are dominated by men, but 40% of small businesses belong to women. Can this be considered a good sign?

Yes, but this will not help to improve the situation as a whole, because in order for someone to be invited to leadership positions in large and medium-sized businesses, you need relevant experience.

Are there areas in which it is profitable to underpay women and not hire them?

I have not heard of such studies. Even when women are bottled into sectors of the economy traditionally represented by men, they show quite successful results.

But what about the list of prohibited professions, consisting of hundreds of items?

It really exists, but it is not known how adequate it is in the face of changing technologies. Some of the points there are very clumsy, because women can also perform physical labor, but the decision to introduce such prohibitions was made by men. The roots of this go far back when the industry was a zone of great burdens and long distances. Now everything is so automated that it no longer requires such heavy loads, but the approach to prohibitions remains at the same level.

Most of the currently banned professions are not hard physical labor, but work with chemicals that are equally harmful to both men and women. As far as I understand, women are banned so as not to harm the reproductive system

I would let women decide what to do with their bodies. I think they are able to take care of themselves, their health and decide what they need and what they want. I see no reason to close their access to the chemical industry. The list of prohibited professions is a confirmation of the opinion that a woman is not able to make an adequate decision herself.

The USSR gave women almost equal access to the labor market, because there were not enough workers to build a new socialist world. Was it a good experience? And was there really equality in it?

Yes, women were given jobs, but sometimes the empowerment took radical forms. Women who wanted to stay at home with their children could not do this – they were immediately referred to as parasites. They were required to enter the labor market after a rather short maternity leave, and the situation with kindergartens in the country was very difficult.

Also, women were still denied access to managerial positions and important decision-making. During Soviet history, there were only three women at the top of the Central Committee of the CPSU. Despite this, the gender policy of the USSR to provide women with jobs led to an economic breakthrough, and this scheme was used by other countries, including capitalist ones: the USA, Europe, Scandinavia.

“Utopia” investigated the number of women in power already in modern Russia and found out , which is only 20.5% on average in the country. Transparency International showed that the majority of the lower-level officials are women. That is, the higher the position, the fewer women. Why is this happening?

This happens everywhere, in all countries of the world. This is a question of women’s career growth – “glass ceiling” and “leaky pipe”. There may be more women than men at the entrance, but the higher the rung of the career ladder, the fewer women there are, both in government institutions and in business.

This is one of the reasons why businesses in a competitive environment are interested in advancing women in this career. There are more talents, and this helps to win the competition. Companies need to break down stereotypes and informal mechanisms that make women’s careers less successful than men’s.

Is quota included in the concept of equal working conditions?

The Swedish experience shows that after the introduction of quotas for women in the leadership of the country, it was precisely the effect of talents that worked – both the quality of laws and the level of politics increased. Talented women have simply replaced average men. At the same time, it is clear that any mechanism can be spoiled by corruption and lack of transparency, for example, they will take their wives, sisters, daughters and mistresses to preferential places. We need good mechanisms that would allow women to take positions based on their abilities, and not on acquaintances or kinship with men.

Opponents of women’s quotas say they will lead to economic decline because less qualified workers will get jobs just because of their gender. Does this argument have a right to exist?

Why less qualified? The point of the quotas is to equalize the opportunities for women to get high positions corresponding to their qualifications, and to equalize the likelihood that they will actually get them.

Why can women have less opportunities than men with equal professional qualities?

There is an old boys’ club problem. For example, if it is necessary to replace a member of the board of directors, the rest begin to look among their friends and acquaintances from the business sphere. This is logical – you can’t take a man off the street, but the problem is that men’s informal business communication takes place in those circumstances from which women are traditionally excluded (on golf courses, in baths, country clubs, on fishing, sports matches). Therefore, the sample usually consists of men.

Also, the likelihood of career growth depends on the gender of the boss: a woman is less likely to get a high position with a man leader. When we analyzed why this happens, we found out that one of the factors is spending time together “in the smoking room” with your boss, a kind of team building. The business that understands this is trying to build gender-neutral relationships in the team.

Which countries are currently closest to achieving gender equality?

There is an index of the World Economic Forum, it has four components: participation of women in the labor market, life expectancy, education and managerial positions in the state. According to these indicators, the Scandinavian countries are more advanced. In Russia, the situation in education is above average, the situation in the labor market is not the worst, and in terms of life expectancy, Russia generally belongs to the top 30 – Russian women have a much higher life expectancy than men.

The same World Economic Forum calculated that the pandemic has delayed gender equality by another 136 years. Will this happen with every crisis? Why are women’s rights more affected by crises?

Because when unemployment rises, men fill open vacancies faster than women, and not only in specifically male areas. This happens, among other things, because women evaluate themselves worse because of the message that society has been broadcasting to them since childhood.

The specificity of the coronacrisis is that the sectors most affected this time are personal services, in which women are represented in the majority. In addition, children, adults, and kindergartens have gone remote – this has increased the burden on women in terms of unpaid domestic work. Also, due to the fact that people were locked up with each other, the level of domestic violence has increased, also to a greater extent against women. And finally, migrants who left to work in other countries returned home and forced women out of their positions.

Suppose there is not a crisis, but technological progress, and jobs will be occupied by robots and artificial intelligence. Will this also hit women harder?

Yes, there are such concerns. This is due to the fact that in areas of education called STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics), on average, gender inequality is also not in favor of women, although they are more likely to receive higher education. That is, in a field that will have more weight during the technological revolution, women are less represented, and therefore less likely to benefit from this revolution.

But technological progress is objectively good for mankind, and it would not be very desirable to avoid it for the sake of gender equality. How to equalize positions in this area?

Eliminate stereotypes that are imposed on girls early in life and lead to unequal distribution, with more women in the humanitarian sectors and more men in technology.

Is it possible to equalize men and women in a natural way without introducing quotas and changing the rhetoric of the state?

Gender inequality is due to so many social and historical reasons that it is almost impossible to eradicate it naturally. The same McKinsey study says that if nothing is done, gender inequality will disappear in 250 years. And during this time we will suffer colossal economic losses that can be avoided.

Child and work: a quest for progress

The most effective advice about working at home in the presence of small children comes down to attracting external resources: nannies, relatives, kindergartens. But in this article we will talk about how to cope without helpers.

Probably, there is no such working mother who is not tormented by this question. In my experience, working from home provokes this internal role conflict with a vengeance. On the one hand, the fear of not being able to do the job, not being able to complete all the tasks because of the child, and on the other hand, the fear that the son or daughter does not receive maternal attention and care.

Unfortunately, there is a strong opinion among applicants that a mother is persona non grata in the labor market. In fact, no, cases of discrimination are rare, and 67% of employers are waiting for the return of their employees from parental leave.

“Of course, not all young mothers are ready to immediately join full-time employment, such specialists can work remotely, work with a free or shift schedule, part-time work, project work. There are a lot of similar vacancies on hh.ru, you can see them by setting the necessary filters during the selection.

At the same time, a mother can stay at her main place of work on parental leave for up to three years and work part-time somewhere else or work part-time while retaining her right to receive child care benefits.

Plus, remember your rights in accordance with the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, for example, young mothers are entitled to additional breaks for breastfeeding or, if a woman cannot perform her previous job, the employer is obliged to transfer her to another, with payment not lower than the average salary for the previous one. work (Article 254 of the Labor Code).

Another thing that worries the employer when it comes to hiring a woman after the decree is the obsolescence of her knowledge. If for some professions, like cycling, it is enough to learn once and you can continue to work quietly, then most require constant involvement and the need to keep both hands on the pulse of change. But this does not mean at all that a woman needs to immediately run from the hospital to work in order not to lose her qualifications. For a year and a half, you can definitely completely immerse yourself in the joys of motherhood, since our world is not so dynamic that your qualifications will be reset in a year. But then it’s worth supporting the expertise with the help of additional education, reading specialized literature, project work – all this will later help convince the employer of the relevance of your knowledge.

In any case, if you have the slightest doubt about discrimination based on the presence of small children, you should contact lawyers, for example, by calling the hotline of Rostrud or the Labor Inspectorate. ”
Ludmila Avdonina, career direction expert HeadHunter Group

Most often, a woman is a hostage of mindsets, and she reduces her ambitions, is too worried about public opinion and is very afraid of losing her job. All this increases anxiety, leads to mistakes, the blame for which can be transferred to the “bad” boss or, which is especially bad, to the child. But if you have already been accepted into the company, it means that the employer needs your professional skills and is not embarrassed by the fact that you have children.

“When a woman with a small child is looking for a job, in fact, the main thing that worries the future employer is what the employee will do if the child is sick. Considering that there are many mothers, and few qualified specialists, one should not be afraid of job refusals solely because of the presence of children. It is enough to discuss with the employer at the interview how you plan to organize your working day in case of frequent illnesses of the child, how you have resolved the issue with nannies / grandmothers / kindergartens, etc. Thus, you will remove his doubts and emphasize the seriousness of your mood.
Ludmila Avdonina, HeadHunter Group career direction expert

During the pandemic, our consciousness has changed, including our attitude to work and work interactions. Many of your colleagues probably have children, and everyone is already used to their unexpected appearances in the frame and in most cases they are sympathetic. Many employers have introduced flexible scheduling for telecommuters with the promise that employees have time to do urgent family or personal matters during the day, of course, expecting the employee to find time to complete office tasks.

Often, along with the experience of a working mother that she does not meet the standard of an exemplary employee, there is a feeling of guilt that a child / children have to be entertained with computer games and cartoons. What to do?

First, forgive yourself. Take an example from Elon Musk’s mother, who in her interviews says that she always worked hard and did not worry about it. In addition, scientists from Harvard found that the happiness of children does not depend on how busy the mother is.

To a large extent, guilt lives only within us and is conditioned by social stereotypes. Despite the fact that busy mothers have long been a trend in large cities, our psyche is very passive in its restructuring.

Secondly, let’s be honest, most likely, even without your work, the child would still be sitting on a tablet – this is already an integral part of modern life. In addition, there is a lot of educational content on the Internet, and if you approach its selection carefully, then the time spent by a child on a gadget may not be useless at all.

Forget multitasking.

Neuroscientists deny it, arguing that the brain is capable of keeping only one task in focus. When it seems to us that we are doing a lot, in reality we are wasting resources and doing less. As a result, anxiety rises and productivity drops even more.

Follow the principles of time management.

The simplest and most effective recommendations:

• Set yourself clear goals for the day and act strictly according to the plan. Let you have a minimum of tasks, but you will definitely complete them.
• Don’t forget about breaks, for example once an hour. You can use the already legendary “pomato method” – 25 minutes of work and 5 minutes of rest.
• Put your smartphone away and turn off all notifications except for work and vital ones. Every day we spend about 7 hours on the Web, most often being distracted from work by “time wasters” (social networks, off-topic conversations, online shopping). Switching to a smartphone is a false appearance of rest, much more effective is a warm-up or a short walk.

Believe in your child.

With a child over three years old, it is already possible to negotiate and develop norms of behavior in a playful way. For example, come up with a warning sign when mom should absolutely not be distracted. It can be a timer signal or a certain color ribbon on the door handle – whatever. Another option: take the child as a “partner”, “involve” him to work – write / draw / speak a list of tasks that he must complete while you are busy. This can be turned into a quest, as a result of which he will receive a small prize.

Delegate.

Another life hack is to team up with two or three working mothers and take turns looking after the children. Here both communication and socialization, besides, you can periodically exchange toys with friends – children will appreciate such a cycle.

Don’t forget about yourself.

Working mothers are especially prone to burnout, because by default the child takes attention even in the passive mode. And if, after business tasks, you immediately run to solve everyday problems, then you run the risk of quickly burning out. Therefore, it is very important to learn to find time for yourself, sometimes to get rid of household duties, not to be shy about asking for help from your family. It is enough to take the child after the completion of work and go for a short walk with him, and not rush to clean up the nursery.

Do not forget a simple truth: the behavior of children depends greatly on the condition of the mother. The more calm and confident you are, the less the child will interfere with your work. Remember the rule of the oxygen mask: first on yourself, then on the child.

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Tatyana Kostenkova: Making a career, a woman protects her children

According to the Research Center of the Superjob portal, 42 percent of today’s youth turned out to be convinced careerists and only then parents. Is it really? Why do modern women tend to return to work without waiting for the end of the three-year parental leave? Is it true that a career and children are incompatible? The correspondent of “RG” interviewed famous and unknown mothers and concluded: the impossible is possible.

So far, most Russian mothers are timidly trying on the role of a careerist mother, reluctantly parting with the role of a stay-at-home mother. For example, the mother of five-year-old Varya and eight-year-old Masha, Natalya Kuleva, chief specialist in the advertising department of the largest telecommunications company, admits that she does not have the opportunity to think about a career.

“Only work,” she clarifies. A job and a career are completely different things.

At the same time, Natalia does not exclude the possibility of combining her career with raising children.

– Unfortunately and fortunately, it is possible, she says. – Unfortunately, because sometimes life leaves no other choice – just remember the famous film “Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears”, the heroine Alentova made an amazing career, being also a single mother. Another option for combining upbringing and career is happy when a woman has the opportunity for self-realization and when someone can help her. But this option is more theoretical, because children always remain the main responsibility of a woman.

The mother of 12-year-old Andrei Natalya Musikhina, an employee from Nizhny Tagil, is convinced that “children always need a mother.”

– When children are small, they tend to get sick very often, what career? If only sometime later, she suggests timidly.

This position is shared by 31 percent of our compatriots (data from the Superjob portal). Arguing that “no one can replace a mother for children,” Russians believe that careers and children are incompatible.

– A career in its literal sense, like steps up the stairs, is possible for me, probably, only when the children have already grown up, or at least went to school, – the mother of two-month-old Zhenya, journalist Maria Nabirkina, suggests.

According to sociologists, 22 percent of our fellow citizens support the idea of ​​climbing the career ladder after the birth of a child.

– Freelance work is possible, but it’s not a career anymore, continues Maria. – In general, it all depends on the mother, on her vision of life and relationships with the child. And by the way, the fact that a mother goes to work, a successful career in the presence of a baby does not mean at all that a mother is bad. It’s just that some people are good and some aren’t.

One third of the Russian mothers surveyed believe that the opportunity to combine a career take-off with children depends on the woman herself and her environment.

– It all depends on the wishes of the mother and the scope of her activities, – the mother of seven-year-old Timofey, psychologist Larisa Sorokina, agrees with this. – Of course, if a woman is engaged in her own business, it is very difficult to find time for a child – business requires maximum return. But if the mother considers communication with the child important, she will definitely find an opportunity to carve out an hour or two. And it’s not at all a fact that non-working stay-at-home moms do more and better work with their children. How many times have you seen a picture on the playground: moms are chatting on a bench, and the kids are busy with themselves until someone hits the head with a shovel.

However, in practice, not all mothers succeed in carving out an hour or two for a child.

– It is very difficult to combine career and children, – admits the mother of 16-year-old Yuna, the famous circus aerialist Yulia Volkova My parents helped me. I left my daughter with my mother and went to rehearsal or work. Without help, you probably have to be Julius Caesar, then maybe something will work out.

– I am engaged in the construction of individual residential buildings, – says the mother of six-year-old Ira and nine-year-old Kirill Anna Ivanenko from Kaliningrad. – You can consider that I have made a career, given that I have no construction education. But to be honest, I do not manage to be in time on all fronts. You can combine a career and children, but somewhere there will definitely be punctures. Unfortunately, my family is “sagging”. And despite the fact that my business is going well, I’m thinking about quitting my job. And let the husband build houses.

Competently

Tatyana Kostenkova, mother of 3-year-old Vika and 11-year-old Dasha, is a tireless careerist. When the first daughter was eight months old, she entered the University of Manchester. At 32, she became vice president of a large international holding. Soon she will have to defend her PhD and diploma in Russia and Switzerland. Therefore, Tatyana, like no one else, knows the answer to the question: do children suffer from their mother’s career?

Just 30 years ago, young mothers were not particularly interested in career growth. They calmly sat at home, cooked borscht, and only in extreme need went to work, handing over the baby to a nursery.

Tatyana Kostenkova: The fact is that before a woman thought of herself only in the family. Of course, in that life there were nuances. For example, a husband could not live without borscht, no one ate in restaurants then, no one could afford an au pair either. But the woman understood that she had a reliable rear in the person of her husband, and if suddenly her husband decided to leave, she could contact the trade union committee. That is, there was a certain economic model of a woman’s life in society. Now it is collapsing, two-thirds of marriages are breaking up, and those who counted on this model are becoming socially unprotected. Alimony is clearly not something you can live on now. Therefore, in our time, it is economically wrong not to pursue a career.

The second thesis in favor of a career is personal growth. Remember the famous biblical quote “by childbearing a woman will be saved.” This was the main spiritual path of a woman. Now there is a change in the role of women in society. So far, a woman who chooses the old path is supported by everyone, but she herself is already striving for something else besides motherhood and housekeeping. We still have a patriarchal society – a man is still a breadwinner, so a woman who does not make a career is still comfortable with us. But every year, those who are fixated on only one aspect (on the family) will be looked at with great misunderstanding. This is a global trend.

Would you like to say that modern mothers are forced to turn into careerists?

Tatyana Kostenkova: It is obvious that today, apart from raising children, a mother needs something else. Please note: if earlier the wives of rich husbands sat at home and did nothing, now they invent something for themselves. Because society is already incomprehensible to the fact that they do nothing. These women begin publishing books, opening schools and teaching courses in the castles of England. For example, Daria Zhukova (wife of oligarch Roman Abramovich – Ed.). With that kind of money, you can definitely sit and do nothing, but she has an ambitious art project “Garage”. Or Nika Belotserkovskaya (married to businessman Boris Belotserkovsky – Ed. ), who publishes the Sobaka.ru magazine TimeOut, writes cookbooks, and teaches cooking courses in France.

But it’s one thing when you invent an occupation for yourself simply because your soul or society requires it, and another thing is to climb the career ladder with a three-month-old baby in your arms.

Tatyana Kostenkova: It’s very hard. It turned out that the traces of emancipation had more influence on the woman herself. Our women’s work of raising children is not delegated, it cannot be left to nannies. Repairing a faucet can be dumped on a plumber, but the formation of a child’s soul cannot be dumped on anyone. Therefore, it became much more difficult for us. If the male breadwinner comes home, takes off his shoes, puts his feet on the table and waits for dinner to be brought to him, then the female breadwinner quickly takes off her clothes, grabs the children, begins to teach them, love, kiss, and at the same time cooks, washes and cleans. At the same time, no one forces her, she strives to do it herself. For example, I believe that education and training is still on me.

What else, besides upbringing, does a careerist mom have strength for?

Tatyana Kostenkova: Of course, when you work, it becomes possible to shift a lot of obligations onto someone, to give everything that is not a pity. Grocery shopping, ironing, laundry. Keep for yourself what brings pleasure (I love to cook), and what cannot be given away at all – raising children. And here the amount of time spent with the child does not always affect the quality. Very often I met non-working mothers; However, I can not say that they are engaged in children. They run the household. So that the child does not interfere, they pour out pots for him, occupy him with a TV. Therefore, if the mother does not work and is immersed in everyday life, I do not see much benefit for the child.

How did you spend last Sunday, for example?

Tatyana Kostenkova: In the morning I went with my eldest daughter to the Titian exhibition, then we went to a cafe, had a heart-to-heart talk, went to a shop – we had a sort of joint shopping, I spent the afternoon with my little one. In the evening I tried to combine them. If I still had the usual Sunday duties – washing, ironing, I probably would not have been able to devote so much time to the children. I think a full two days is better than an incomplete week. As Steve Jobs said, “You need to work not 12 hours, but with your head.” Therefore, it does not matter how much time you spend with your child, what matters is the quality of the time spent. The task of a careerist is to bring results, the task of a good mother is to give the maximum to children.

So the children still don’t see you on weekdays?

Tatyana Kostenkova: I adhere to the well-known rule: “first a person works for a name, and then the name works for him.” If the first part of my career was “disappearing” at work, now I have already chosen a flexible schedule that allows me to watch my youngest daughter grow up and enjoy. Without material damage. I escaped from office slavery, now I don’t disappear at work from nine to nine, like all careerists. But to get away from this, it was necessary to work for 10 years.

So, our young people think correctly: career first, and children after?

Tatyana Kostenkova: I don’t think so, it’s just more difficult for my mother. If she did not have time to earn credibility at work before the birth of the child, she will have to sacrifice something. I didn’t have any assistants with my first child, we lived in a one-room apartment. But at work they made concessions to me, made a flexible schedule. When my daughter was eight months old, I entered the University of Manchester. It was distance education, but with sessions, study papers. It was very difficult, but I do not think that you need to work until the age of 30, and then have children. “Later” may or may not work. A career is a career, and children are happiness and joy.

Do you think your mother spent more time with you than you did with your children?

Tatyana Kostenkova: My mother sent me to a nursery when I was a year old.