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Family, a mother’s helper, a neighbor, a local preschool, a co-op, a nanny share: All of these types of support are there, so you can actually enjoy and treasure your children.

Hire a neighborhood kid as a “mother’s helper” for the week.

Can you have a mother’s helper or young teen come by to play games, walk around the neighborhood or hang out with your daughter?

She found work as a mother’s helper and then as a nursing assistant at a hospital, where her job included carrying infants to bomb shelters when air raid sirens went off.

Get assistance from a mother’s helper, sitter or family member, and be sure to take breaks from your son, so when you see him, you can feel the love and compassion for him that you so badly want to feel.