'Mum, can I have two biscuits?' Young children interrupted interviews for BBC and Sky News in two adorable live-TV snafus that highlighted the surreality — and occasional humor — that many parents are facing trying to work without childcare.
New York Young children interrupted interviews for BBC and Sky News on Thursday in two adorable live-TV snafus that highlighted the surreality -- and occasional humor -- of parents trying to work without childcare during the pandemic.
Dr. Clare Wenham, an assistant professor at the London School of Economics, was discussing the lockdown in the United Kingdom on BBC when her young daughter strolled in to conduct important research of her own in the background: Where should she put her framed unicorn picture?Anchor Christian Fraser offered his own real-time analysis as the interview continued:"Scarlett, I think it looks better on the lower shelf.
— Deborah Haynes July 1, 2020 Twitter users across the globe ate up the sweet moments, with some drawing parallels between the two mothers' interviews and their own challenges working from home with young children during the pandemic. Others criticized Sky News for cutting Haynes' interview short.Shout out to Dr Clare Wenham , @haynesdeborah and all other working mums out there juggling their jobs and childcare during this period.
— Sophie Morris July 1, 2020 But these lighthearted moments offer a glimpse into the difficult realities working parents are facing during the pandemic. Many have struggled to juggle the demands of childcare with employment in the absence of school, daycare, and camp. With some of the largest school districts in the country having not yet announced plans for returning in the fall, parents may have to continue this balancing act for the foreseeable future.
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