Enjoy the following guest post about the increasingly relevant topic of managing working from home with kids.
Emma Grace Brown has a website called My Life. My Rules, where she writes about her philosophy about life.
Emma Grace Brown has a website called My Life. My Rules, where she writes about her philosophy about life.
With so many parents working full-time from home, houses are becoming battlegrounds. Adjusting to life at home with professional demands, child-rearing, schooling responsibilities and household tasks is challenging, but it’s not impossible. Love After Kids presents some practical ways to help maintain your sanity and avoid absolute chaos.
Find ways to keep kids busy
Most parents have a few go-to activities to keep their kids occupied while they shower or cook dinner. Now, you need more of these hacks—and ones that don’t require a ton of prep work.
- Throw together sensory busy bags for quiet playtime.
- Test out guilt-free apps for your kids’ screen time.
- Put together an indoor tent for kids to hide away in.
- Attempt new kids’ activities to see if anything becomes a new favorite.
Take stress reduction seriously
Families are experiencing more stress than ever trying to juggle work, relationships, and child-rearing. Make sure to take stress reduction steps seriously so everyone can get a breather.
- Establish a household routine that helps everyone de-stress.
- Include dedicated alone time in your daily schedule—no exceptions.
- Introduce kids to stress-relief activities you can do together.
- Make relaxation time bonding time for better connection.
Don't do it all alone
Whether you have the support of a partner or need to hire help, going it alone is likely contributing to your stress. Consider these alternatives rather than accepting all the weight of running a household on your own.
Maintaining a full-time career while running a household and raising kids isn’t easy. The good news is that with more parents working at it, there are even more solutions to every stressful dilemma. With these practical tips, you can start breathing a bit easier and enjoy more of your time at home.
- Enlist a cleaning service to keep your home spotless.
- Try healthy food delivery to make feeding everyone easier.
- Outsource tasks to work-from-home pros like virtual assistants to clear your professional schedule.
Maintaining a full-time career while running a household and raising kids isn’t easy. The good news is that with more parents working at it, there are even more solutions to every stressful dilemma. With these practical tips, you can start breathing a bit easier and enjoy more of your time at home.
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If you haven’t already read the book, it’s a great place to start - Relationship Reboot: Break free from the bad habits in your relationship.
David B. Younger, Ph.D. is the creator of Love After Kids, for couples that have grown apart since having children. He is a clinical psychologist and couples therapist with a web-based private practice and lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, 16-year-old son, 7-year-old daughter and 8-year-old toy poodle.
If you haven’t already read the book, it’s a great place to start - Relationship Reboot: Break free from the bad habits in your relationship.
David B. Younger, Ph.D. is the creator of Love After Kids, for couples that have grown apart since having children. He is a clinical psychologist and couples therapist with a web-based private practice and lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, 16-year-old son, 7-year-old daughter and 8-year-old toy poodle.
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