For parents of young children, the opportunity to work remotely brings pros and cons. Remote work can make breastfeeding easier for mothers of babies, and it affords you more time with your family – but keeping an eye on your kids while working can be challenging! You can find tips on breastfeeding and other important tasks for working parents from Healthy Babies Inc. Furthermore, these guidelines will walk you through everything from redesigning your CV and landing a flexible role to purchasing the right toys for independent play.
Find the Right Role With an Improved CV
If your current remote role demands rigid hours, and you’re having trouble managing your workload with your obligations as a parent, it might be time to seek out a new telecommute position. Start your search by revising your CV with your up-to-date work history, academic accomplishments, and professional skills. To make this process easier, choose a template for a CV from an online CV builder. Then, simply add your own content and photos to the template.
Communicate With Your Supervisor
You might be nervous about approaching your supervisor and asking for more flexibility in your schedule to accommodate your children’s needs – but it’s worth it. Ask for a meeting to discuss allowances for flexible hours. Chances are, as long as you can attend essential meetings while keeping up with your performance metrics, your supervisor will be willing to consider it.
Ask for Family Support
Caring for your children on your own when you’re simultaneously trying to work can feel impossible. If you have trustworthy relatives who live in your area, you may want to ask them if they would be open to pitching in with childcare occasionally during the week.
Invest in Learning Toys
What if your family doesn’t live nearby, and you’ll be the only adult in the house during the workday? If you have a baby who isn’t walking or crawling yet, they’ll be content just to be in the same room as you – but you’ll need to encourage your older children to occupy themselves with independent play. Stuffed animals, age-appropriate puzzles, play kitchens, and building blocks are all great toy options for independent play!
To find safe, non-toxic toys, make sure to check out online reviews and research their materials. Furthermore, compare prices between similar toys to find good bargains!
Design a Safe Home Office
In order to keep your children safe while you’re working, you’ll probably need to watch over them in your home office. Baby-proofing this space is essential. Savvy Little Mommy recommends using corner guards to cover sharp furniture corners, mounting your computer screen to the wall, installing locks on your drawers, using a wireless mouse and keyboard, covering outlets when not in use, installing high floating shelves for storage, and utilizing cord concealers.
Manage Your Time Efficiently
When you’re off the clock, it’s important to manage your time efficiently. You have a lot on your plate, so you don’t want to waste your free time! Calendar recommends doing a monthly “time audit” to assess how you’re spending your time and whether you should turn down or outsource certain responsibilities, only answering emails during business hours, and setting boundaries around when you can schedule meetings. You deserve time to decompress!
For many parents, working from home has upsides and downsides. But with the right strategy, you can maximize the advantages of this arrangement. With these tips, you’ll be able to polish up your CV to find the right remote job, find safe learning toys for your child, and ask your family for childcare help.
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Contributed BY Katherine Williams of whenthebabysleeps.com