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Children in the Home Business Environment
Copyright © Stone Evans, The Home Biz Guy
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Operating a home
business is seldom easy and interruptions come in all shapes, sizes and forms.
Between the family, friends and neighbors who call or come by, and
the telemarketers who insist on ringing your number off the hook, getting
through the workday can be a real challenge.
When you introduce
children into the home office environment, your productivity and patience can
be seriously tested.
For example, right now my three-year old
daughter is pulling on my shirt and begging me to read her a story. Clearly,
I'm in the middle of something important here, but how can I say no to those
eyes? Ill be right back...
Ok, that wasn't so bad was it? She's
happy, I'm happy (having bonded with my daughter) and now I'm back to continue
my conversation with you :-) What's the lesson here? Flexibility is a major key
to balancing your home business priorities with your family's needs.
I can tell you from first-hand experience that maintaining a deep level of
concentration on work in a home business for long periods of time is next to
impossible. Naptime does offer some reprieve, but any break from the kids is
usually short lived.
Even with older children, summertime introduces
new challenges with kids running in and out of the house all throughout the
day.
I would like to share with you some of the tips I have
discovered to help manage your home office with children in your midst. Since
children of different ages pose different challenges, I will present my tips in
terms of age groups.
OLDER CHILDREN AND TEENS
We
will look at older children first since they pose the least challenge to our
work productivity.
Children, who are old enough to understand the
idea of schedules and chores, are old enough to understand the needs of your
home business. Explain to your children that you do your work at home so that
you can be near them when they need you. But also be sure they understand that
you must do your work so that you will have the money necessary to keep your
house, feed the family and to provide them with money for entertainment.
Once your children understand the necessity of your work, then outline a
work schedule and explain it to them. Do make sure they understand that
emergencies are definitely an acceptable reason to interrupt your work. Then
make sure they understand that between hours x and y, you will be doing work
--- and then hold them to respecting your schedule.
INFANTS
Infants will never understand your needs for work. But
fortunately, babies do well under a schedule or routine. Instead of expecting
your child to work around your schedule, schedule your work around the needs of
your baby.
It is simple. Babies eat, sleep and poop. Sometimes they
play. Fortunately, babies sleep more than they do anything else.
Naptime offers the best advantage for getting your work done. Get your baby
into a routine of eat, sleep and play, and you will experience unexpected
levels of productivity.
TODDLERS
If you have a
toddler running around the house while you are operating your home business,
then you may find that your hair turning gray or disappearing altogether. But,
gray hair is a sign of character, right. ;-)
I am venturing to guess
that the person who devised the door lock for the inside of the house did so
because he had toddlers in his own home. Inside door locks should only be
utilized when you are making that important phone call and your toddler is
screaming for your attention. At all other times, your door should remain
unlocked with your door open.
Develop a routine with your children
for meal times, naptimes, and play times. Work these times into your work
schedule and adhere to them. If you fail to keep appointments with your
children, your children will have less respect for your work and do more to
prevent you from the completion of your work.
Don't be afraid to let
your children sit in your lap while you are working. It helps them to feel
wanted and it helps them to be a part of your daily life. There are times when
it is okay for them to be sitting in your lap while you work, and at other
times you need them out of your lap. Don't be afraid to tell them to get down
and go play or read a book so that you can resume your work.
Permit
your children to have their toys in your office. Often they will sit contently
and play while you work. Just knowing you are near is enough to keep them
happy.
Be prepared to take an hourly break to deal with your toddler.
Try to do potty breaks at your hourly break and to do drink refills. This can
help your child grow into a routine that will work well with your home
business. At each break, spend a few minutes with your child giving hugs and
kisses and talking with your child about what he or she wants to talk about.
Toddlers don't always do well with the routine, so be prepared to
take a few minutes when needed to give the attention that your child so
desperately needs in the moment.
IN CONCLUSION
I
hope these tips serve to help you in the challenge of operating a successful
home business.
My home business permits me to fulfill my financial
obligations *AND* see my children grow up. I would never contemplate trading my
home business for another kind of business. Even with the added challenges of
dealing with toddlers in my home office, the upsides far outweigh the
downsides.
Growing my own home business with children around has
definitely given me a new respect for all people who successfully run a home
business with kids in the work environment. I tip my hat to you... You deserve
it!
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