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One possible solution for a weary parent is to hire or work out a way to hire help. Help could be in the form of housework help, someone to play with the children, or it might just be someone to help the PARENT with a bit of companionship, encouragement, and/or extra creativity.
Bringing another person into one's life and family can bring up a whole set of new problems. It can be difficult to anticipate all such problems and whether both the family and the individual are in a better situation through the arrangement. In addition to good communication. Ideally, one should try to arrange things so that either party can end the arrangement at will - or at least with enough notice for the other party to solve any problems that might come up as a result of changing the arrangement.
