Sometimes, the hardest parts about being a work-at-home mom have nothing to do with work at all. Because you might be operating from a home office, kitchen table, or spare corner of the couch, it can be difficult to get anything done while keeping an eye on your kids. Since letting them run free, or missing deadlines on your work projects, isn’t exactly a feasible option, what’s the best way to move forward?
Well, depending on the age of your kids and type of work you do, one way to tame them – and your project list at the same time – is to simply get them involved. In other words, make them a part of your “office team.”
By having your kids help you file documents, shred papers, organize folders, or do other small kinds of routine tasks, you accomplish a few things at once: first, you keep them busy. Secondly, you let them see what your work-at-home job is all about, and make them feel like they are involved in the process. And finally, you can even help to set good example of being working and productive – something that can help them in school, and in life.
If you constantly feel like you are being torn between keeping an eye on your kids and getting something done, why not try to combine the efforts?
