@busyECEmommy.....it s one day a week which is still rough but it isn't everyday. There are millions of children who don't see one of their parents on days that they leave before they are up and return once they are asleep. Fortunately some have the other parent caring for them but many people do not have that as they are single parents. It's a long day but it's once a week and only for 7 weeks. Better that it's now while he is very young than in a few years. As long as whoever looks after him takes good care of him, he will be fine. I just see this as a much bigger issue for whoever is the caregiver for 15 hrs straight on those days. Poor caregiver not poor kid.