Staying Home with a Sick Child in Spain
Sorting out work, the nursery and the paediatrician when your child is ill in Spain.
Spain has no special paid leave for ordinary childhood illnesses: parents juggle grandparents, remote work, personal days ('asuntos propios') and the few paid hours of 'permiso por fuerza mayor' for urgent family reasons. Nurseries send feverish children home, and the paediatrician at the 'centro de salud' gives you a note for work. These cards follow one sick day from 7 a.m. to the next morning.
- 1
Mi hijo está malo, me quedo en casa con él.
My son's ill, I'm staying at home with him.
- 2
Tengo que avisar a mi jefa.
I need to let my boss know.
- 3
Ayer me llamaron de la guarde porque tenía fiebre.
Yesterday the nursery called because he had a temperature.
- 4
¿Puedo teletrabajar hoy?
Can I work from home today?
- 5
Me cojo un día de asuntos propios.
I'll take one of my personal days.
- 6
¿Puede quedarse tu madre con él?
Can your mum look after him?
- 7
Ha estado vomitando toda la noche.
He's been throwing up all night.
- 8
Quería pedir cita con el pediatra.
I'd like to book an appointment with the paediatrician.
- 9
¿Cuánta fiebre tiene?
How high is his temperature?
- 10
Tiene treinta y ocho y medio.
He's got thirty-eight and a half.
- 11
Dale paracetamol cada ocho horas.
Give him paracetamol every eight hours.
- 12
No puede volver a la guarde hasta que lleve veinticuatro horas sin fiebre.
He can't go back to nursery until he's gone 24 hours without a temperature.
- 13
Recupero las horas otro día.
I'll make up the hours another day.
- 14
De todas formas, estaré pendiente del correo.
I'll keep an eye on my email anyway.
- 15
¡Que se mejore pronto el peque!
Hope the little one gets better soon!
- 16
Es un virus que anda por la guarde.
It's a bug that's going round the nursery.
- 17
¿Me puede dar un justificante para el trabajo?
Could you give me a note for work?
- 18
Tengo derecho al permiso por fuerza mayor.
I'm entitled to leave for urgent family reasons.
- 19
Hoy está mucho mejor.
He's much better today.
- 20
Hoy me quedo yo y mañana tú.
I'll stay home today and you can tomorrow.