I’ve been working from home since April 2006, and have had to come up with many creative ways to juggle work tasks, home maintenance, and kids. Web Worker Daily (Author Leo also has 6 kids!) wrote: 10 (MORE) TIPS ON DOING PRODUCTIVE WEB WORK WITH KIDS IN THE HOUSE and I found myself nodding in agreement with several of the tips, especially:
2. Team up with your spouse. It really helps to have a great, supportive spouse. My wife is a teacher, so she needs to do work herself, so we take turns working at the computer while the other keeps the kids at bay. Take the kids outside, or take them to a park, or read to them, while your spouse does some work. Then switch.
I am fortunate that Dad also works from home so we take turns as our schedules allow. He is self employed, so he has more flexibility and takes care of the daytime needs. I usually take a lunch break with the kids, and he uses that time to make calls and send e-mails. We also are big believers in working early and late, when the kids are in bed.
It’s not always easy working from home with kids, but with creativity and flexibility, it IS possible.
