How do you manage child care when you don?t work nine-to-five hours"
Photo: Chelsea Catton
The Cattons
Chelsea Catton: Operating room nurse
Marcus Catton: Paramedic, Fire and rescue technician
Kids: Mia, 6, Matilda, 4, and Madeline, 16 months.
Live in:Â Coquitlam, BC
?Marcus works two jobs and has to travel for both. He?s home for about a week a month. I?m an emergency nurse and I used to work half-time. We had an amazing nanny who would work when we needed her, including evenings, weekends and early in the morning.
That nanny had her own baby and is no longer available for us full-time. After my mat leave with our third, I have only been able to take casual shifts when Marcus is home or I?m able to find someone to watch the girls. My work has had to become less of a priority. We are from Australia, and don?t have any family here. Needless to say it is quite challenging at this stage of our lives, but we make the best of it and plan lots of fun stuff for the moments we have altogether.? ?Chelsea Catton
Photo: Holowka photography
The Wolodarkys
Kara Wolodarsky: Interior designer
David Wolodarsky: Marketing manager
Kids: Molly, 13 months.
Live in: Winnipeg
?I work as an interior designer for a Canadian furniture company and also do freelance design work. I work three days during the week: one full day and two half days, and I also work on Saturdays.
We looked into daycare, but decided to have our parents, who are all retired, look after Molly. When I went back to work at the furniture store my boss was very understanding and fl...
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