Happy National Working Parents Day! On September 16th, this day honors, obviously, the working parent. The day pays tribute to those parents who tireleasly work to provide for their family.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, around sixty-one percent of families with children have both parents working outside of the home.
That number increases to nearly sixty-five percent for families when the youngest child is at least six years old. However, if the youngest child is under six years old, that number drops to approximately fifty-six percent.
Working parents face a range of challenges. While juggling daycare and schedules top the list, they also struggle to find time with each other, and their children as well. It’s often a balancing act that requires excellent communication skills, patience, and lots of love.
Often, working parents feel divided between home and work. Many times, parents work opposite schedules, so there’s always a parent home with the kids. As a result, the adults rarely spend any time alone.
Like many other working parents, they’re always on the go. Everyone has their responsibilities. Each takes turns staying home if one of the children becomes sick. School activities and other events are carefully orchestrated.
Precious family meals, bedtime stories, family movie nights and vacations become memorable highlights. These are the moments where working parents receive their well-deserved rewards.
HOW TO OBSERVE
A parent’s work is never done. Working parents, pat yourself on the back! Spend some time with your children. Before long, they’ll be grown. By then, your hard work will be done.
For now, celebrate your tenacity and perseverance. Be sure to remember all of the hard work that parents do and use #WorkingParentsDay to share on social media.
HISTORY
National Day Calendar® continues to research the history and source of National Working Parents Day.
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