Ways to Work from Home and Still Be a Good Parent

Having a kid is a great thing but at the same time the amount of time and effort that you have to put into parenting, it can become an issue if you are also building a career at the same time. One of the most common decisions that most people make today is to simply work from home but this sort of work can fall into threat in the situations when your kid requires your undivided attention. Here are some ways that you can use to really simplify the whole process as much as possible.

 

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Separation

If you plan on working from home and you have a small child in your home, think carefully about just how serious you are about the whole thing. You have to be ready to get a nanny that will work for you and keeping your work, and your private life separated is a must. It will not be easy and you can expect your kid to first go to you when it wants something. You have to be aware of the fact that both you and your child have to learn to differentiate your work time and your home time.

Choose Your Nanny Carefully

One of the most important aspects of working from home is who will actually take care of your child. It is simply impossible to overstate just how important it is to choose a good nanny. You will have to go through a lot of different people before you choose the right one. Spend as much time as you need and don’t feel weird about asking all kinds of different questions to your potential new nanny. There are few decisions in life that will affect your child as much as this one. There are plenty of different studies that have proven just how important good child care is. It will impact your kid in ways that you can even imagine. It is extremely important that your child is surrounded with care and warmth as well as patience which your nanny will have to provide and this is why you should choose your nanny carefully.

Let Your Nanny Do Her Job

Unless you have somebody who can be around your kids all the time, you will need a nanny for this to work, there is simply no way around it. If you try to do this without nanny, you can expect that your kid will come to you every couple of minutes just like when you come home from your day’s work. It is very hard for your kid to understand the difference between you being home and your working from home at a young age. You have to let your nanny do her or his job and unless you see something that is really important.

 

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Boundaries

This is by far one of the most complex things that you will have to work out with your kid and with your nanny as well. When you are working in your office your kid will eventually start grasping that you are not available to for play. In the beginning setting the boundaries will be extremely hard and this is where you will have to work a lot with your nanny. You will have to work with the nanny as well and explain to them as well that you are not available during your work hours. You can’t have either your child or your nanny coming in every few minutes and asking questions or deal with similar interruptions. At the same time you will have to learn to respect your nannies decisions as well and allow him or her to establish her authority with your child.

Safety

When you are working from home you will often leave a lot of important stuff all over your home. Things like sharp pens, small tools, and similar stuff can be a potential danger for a child. At the same time your work will require from you to focus on it and you won’t have time to watch over your kid all the time. Keep all your potentially dangerous stuff locked up in chubb safes or in similar places.

Choose Jobs Carefully

One of the biggest mistakes that you can make is taking on a job that you simply can’t do properly or in time. Certain jobs will require from you to spend a lot of time retooling your set of skills and you will often have to do that at your own cost. These are things that most parents simply can’t afford to do if they are working from home and raising a child.

Make sure that you know what sort of job you are taking and what sort o requirements are needed before you make any long term decisions. It is quite possible to be a good parent and a good entrepreneur, but you need to set some rules and reinforce some discipline on your child and yourself respectively. If you do that properly, with the help of your spouse or a nanny, this could prove to be the best parenting situation ever.