Parents return to work can be tricky for children

YOU’VE just returned to work full-time and your seven-year-old isn’t happy.

Not surprising, says parent coach Marian Byrne, who believes it can be tricky for parents going back to full-on careers when children are aged between five and 10.

Children older than 10 have more of their own life going on — friends, after-school activities — but younger kids will be out of school anytime between 1pm and 2.30pm, depending on their age.