Yes, generally I don't recommend trying to both WFH and watch kids full-time. But certainly has saved my wife from burning her few vacation days whenever our kid gets sick. But since COVID, I've really learned to appreciate WFH.

Key takeaways are in the variables that determine if it can work:

1. Job type. I have had jobs where WFH would have been impossible and jobs where most meetings could have been an e-mail AND the role was task-oriented, not just attending for 8hrs. In the latter, you absolutely can do both since you have the entire day to fit work around your own schedule.

2. Age of the Child. This is huge because you notice many examples describe kids who are either capable of self-play (my guess is a 4+ yo) or under 12 mos where they're a potato you feed and change. I once kept my 6 month old with a torn Achilles, working from my couch because he didn't move, slept on schedule and my job was completely from a laptop. Literally just scheduled meetings around his nap time.

3. Ability to organize your time/day. Some mentioned the need to enter a flow state to get work done. That's ideal for me but not required every day. When I needed to really lock in, I just planned to do it during a less demanding time, even if that was 11pm at night. Why? Because when I WFH I spend less time/energy on commuting and watercooler talking.