Mom Work From Home

Unless you are homeschooling older children, the children at home will be under the age of 5. So providing proper child care during the day is very important. You can't just let them loose and tell them to fix their own snacks and lunch. You have to make time and effort in their care throughout the day. It can be done!

Set a schedule! Keeping everyone on a good schedule will greatly help you to get more work done. Serve breakfast and lunch at the same time each day. Have set snack times too. Try planning the menu a week ahead and if possible prepare what you can ahead of time. This makes it quick and easy when meal times roll around.

Ideally you want to keep small children closer to you. Having them in the same room where you work is probably best. I have my computer and desk in my living room area. Actually it's between my dining and living room (all one room) and it?s convenient for the children and myself while I'm working.

Try to think of activities that will keep them busy. Have coloring books and crayons on hand. Put a small basket of toys in the room, so they can keep themselves busy playing. For a little baby, have the bassinet in the room (if you feel you need to be near them.) For a toddler make sure your work area is baby-proof.

Offer older children a reward or an allowance if they help you out. Make them a part of the work day by giving them small tasks, such as emptying the trash basket or dusting the room. I even let mine vacuum the floor.

If you absolutely need time to work without the children around - look into play dates or hiring a baby sitter for one or two days a week, for a couple of hours.

Allow yourself enough time in the day to care for and spend time with them, do your most important job of all - being a mom. Work from home should not take away from the care and quality time you spend with your children. Especially if you have a small baby, take time to feed and care for them aside from your work. It defeats the goal of being a work at home mom if you can't spend some quality time with them.

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