Thousands of parents are spending more time with their children this season, and it’s not because of the holidays. The trifecta of sickness that includes COVID-19, the flu, and the respiratory syncytial virus is getting more and more children sent home from school and daycare, and more parents than ever are taking off work to nurse them back to health. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 100,000 parents last month missed work due to childcare struggles, even more than those who missed work in any given month over the past couple of years due to the pandemic.