The downside of working at home is you have to keep the children from distracting you. You can usually rein them in, but when they have too much energy they can be a real bother so you just have to find a way of getting your work done. A change of tactics may prove effective in diverting their interests.
Some of the work usually done at home can actually be brought outside. Why not to try working with your lap top at the playground or amusement park, or maybe find a seat in the shopping mall? At the park, you may be able to do some work while watching over the kids do their thing.
What about things you can do with your kids at home while working? Older children may be able to help you with parts of your work, knowing that this will free you up to play with them sooner.
Other times you may have to take advantage of any flexibility in office hours your work at home job or business will allow you. Go play! You can play together or read them books or teach them some skills, or do whatever will be of interest to them. There is a caveat however - don't get the kids used to spending long hours with you because they will soon be asking it as a matter of right, and you will not be able to oblige them because of your work commitments.
Some parents are not able to enjoy even this small luxury. These are the parents who work under strict time schedules. In this situation, you have to ask for help. Help can be in all kinds. You can ask an older kid next door to come over and keep an eye on your child or play with him while you are busy.
Sometimes rearranging your work schedule will allow you to conduct your business or do you home job without having to contend with the children. A change in schedule may even be inevitable considering that your kids will have character changes as they grow.
You may have started to work at home due to a reason, so you need to ask yourself if the same reasons still exists under the present situation. It's easy to get your priorities mixed up when you have a schedule to keep, deadlines to meet, etc., but your children need you too. Keep them high in your priorities and let them know how much they mean to you.
Some of the work usually done at home can actually be brought outside. Why not to try working with your lap top at the playground or amusement park, or maybe find a seat in the shopping mall? At the park, you may be able to do some work while watching over the kids do their thing.
What about things you can do with your kids at home while working? Older children may be able to help you with parts of your work, knowing that this will free you up to play with them sooner.
Other times you may have to take advantage of any flexibility in office hours your work at home job or business will allow you. Go play! You can play together or read them books or teach them some skills, or do whatever will be of interest to them. There is a caveat however - don't get the kids used to spending long hours with you because they will soon be asking it as a matter of right, and you will not be able to oblige them because of your work commitments.
Some parents are not able to enjoy even this small luxury. These are the parents who work under strict time schedules. In this situation, you have to ask for help. Help can be in all kinds. You can ask an older kid next door to come over and keep an eye on your child or play with him while you are busy.
Sometimes rearranging your work schedule will allow you to conduct your business or do you home job without having to contend with the children. A change in schedule may even be inevitable considering that your kids will have character changes as they grow.
You may have started to work at home due to a reason, so you need to ask yourself if the same reasons still exists under the present situation. It's easy to get your priorities mixed up when you have a schedule to keep, deadlines to meet, etc., but your children need you too. Keep them high in your priorities and let them know how much they mean to you.
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