Then we have the mother's boss who wants her to work all the time and not stay home with her family. These two interests are the exact opposite of each other and actually have nothing in common. The only thing they have in common is that they both think that the mother should be in one place and not the other. The difference in this problem is that they both want something different from the mother. Her family wants her at home more and her boss at work wants her to work overtime every week. Both parties disagree about what the mother should do. Each side clearly has two different options and both sides make it very clear what they should do. After all, the mother should do what is best for her and her family. Inventing options for mutual gain1. The parents may both change jobs so they can stay at home more and focus more on their children. 2. The father may be a stay-at-home dad. The whole day can be focused on children and wife. 3. Each week the family sits down and goes over the next week's plan. 4. Parents could talk to children and ask each child to play only one sport and one extra activity. 5. Children could be assigned tasks to help out around the house while mom is still at work. So when he comes home he can come home to a clean house. 6. Sit down and talk to the grandparents about what's going on and see if they would be willing to help out one or two days a week, such as cooking