10 Ways to balance Work and Parenting

Working parents have a difficult time. It becomes difficult for them to balance between work and giving time to their children. It is not possible for every parent to give up on his/her work to look after his/her child. Working gives us financial security which is necessary to give our children the best possible upbringing. Here are a few essential tips that can be useful for you to balance your work and child:

Building a support network

You go out to work early in the morning and come late in the evening, you can definitely ask your relatives specifically your in laws and friends to look after your kid in the meanwhile.

Scheduling your priorities:

There are certain works which can be done later on and then there are works which need to be done as soon as possible, prioritize them, if you are getting time to spend with your baby do it.

Consider a flexible work schedule

If you can convince your employer to let you work from home then please try it. In today’s modern world it is quite convenient to work from home because of tele communication, your employer might agree to you.

Find yourself, determine your standards

There is no point in being a perfectionist is you are being too harsh on yourself for being one. Do not give over time at office if you have a very small child, he needs you the most and not the office. This particular point is especially for young mothers.

Phone calls are a boon

Whenever you get 5 minutes off from your work make sure that you call up at home and ask about your child, this ensures that people at home look after your child seamlessly.

When at home, keep your work at office

Yes, when you are at home try and not to take too many official calls or emails, this is the time where you can actually spend some quality time with your kid.

Learn to say “NO”

There are certain things in life which are actually not so important, like keeping your shelves filled with files squeaky clean. Just a little bit of organization and cleaning will be enough.

Create special activities for kids

When you create activities for kids, they get involved in them, they automatically think of you being around. This gives them a psychological feeling of having their parents around.

Read articles

Reading articles on parenting and work will make you visualize things. This way you can organize yourself better, it will become easy for you to take out time for your kids and work.

Have “Me” Time for yourself

Lastly, Pamper yourself, give yourself time to introspect, going out for movies or dinner with your partner will take away work load from your mind. A healthy mind won’t tire you from working for your kids and at the office.