Moms Talk: How Can We Connect With Our Kids While Working Full Time?

In East Pierce, many parents are police, firefighters, members of search and rescue teams or in the military. They can go on assignments in the mountains or missions in Afghanistan that can last weeks, or even a year.

Sometimes they work the night beat, or work around the clock for many days in a row before coming home. Or, as has been the case with countless families across the nation, one or both partners take another full time job to supplement their incomes. This could translate into missed school plays, concerts or sports games. It's not that they don't want to be there and support their kids, it's just that in all honesty, they can't make it.

The question this week is:

My husband works such an odd shift that our children rarely see him. How can he still connect with them every day?