'The amount of work is too much': Four fathers share how lockdown affected their work and parenting

19 May 2021

Athenkosi Mndende

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"The focus is not there, too many distractions. The amount of work is just too much and ends up messing with my sleeping pattern." Photo: Getty Images

The pandemic has been felt by families differently, but most especially for those parents who juggled parenting and working from home during the lockdown.

These parents also faced other difficulties such as the loss of a loved one, financial insecurity and sickness.

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