{"id":3100,"date":"2020-08-17T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smarttofinish.com\/Blog\/?p=3100"},"modified":"2020-08-17T19:31:13","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T19:31:13","slug":"how-to-work-from-home-with-kids-as-an-entrepreneur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smarttofinish.com\/Blog\/2020\/08\/17\/how-to-work-from-home-with-kids-as-an-entrepreneur\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Work from Home with Kids as an Entrepreneur"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>Are you an entrepreneur who\u2019s wondering how to work from home with kids? If so,<br \/>you\u2019re already well aware of the many stressors that can occur when mixing kids and a<br \/>home-based business. Add to that the year of the Pandemic with disrupted school<br \/>schedules, and few other questions become as relevant as this one.<\/p>\n<p>Although there are many benefits of working from home, the lifestyle has plenty of<br \/>challenges too. And until you try working from home with kids as an entrepreneur, it\u2019s<br \/>hard to imagine how significant this adjustment can be.<\/p>\n<p>In her \u201cSmall Business Trends\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2020\/01\/working-from-home-with-kids.html\">article<\/a> entitled 10 Tips for Working from Home with<br \/>Kids, Annie Pilon sums up the struggle well:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cParents see an advantage to spending more time at home. But they also find<\/em><br \/><em>it\u00a0challenging to stay focused on their tasks. It leads to chaos during dedicated<\/em><br \/><em>working hours. And it can also be tough for some to \u201cturn off\u201d the office mindset when<\/em><br \/><em>it\u2019s time to hang out with family.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Can you relate to this tug-of-war obstacle? If your answer is \u2018yes,\u2019 here are some working<br \/>from home tips with children in the house to consider.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Avoid Doing Parenting and Remote Work at the Same Time<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Why is this a bad idea? Because at least one of the two is bound to suffer. Either it\u2019ll be<br \/>the health of your child or your business at stake. Since these two interests are<br \/>interdependent, and both need to thrive, you need a better option.<\/p>\n<p>In reality, it\u2019s impossible to regularly engage with work and family simultaneously. This<br \/>is especially true if you\u2019re trying to figure out how to work from home with a baby. When<br \/>working from home with a newborn or young child, you\u2019ll have to either do one or the<br \/>other.<\/p>\n<p>Working and parenting at the same time only leads to perpetual discouragement and<br \/>frustration. And as pressing as your business demands may seem, your kids need you<br \/>even more than your business does.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, you\u2019ll do better by staying up later than your child or rising earlier. Your child\u2019s<br \/>naptime can also be a good opportunity to sneak in a little work. Finding someone to<br \/>occasionally watch your children can be quite helpful too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Work from Home with Kids: Set Up an Office<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Setting up a home office will help you make the line between work and family more<br \/>distinct. Having your own space for work will allow you to focus on your daily tasks<br \/>better too. Then, when you step away from your work area, you won\u2019t feel so much<br \/>pressure to put on your entrepreneur hat when it\u2019s time to parent.<\/p>\n<p>This also helps your child to understand the work boundaries you need to be successful.<br \/>It\u2019s natural that your kids will want to talk with you, ask for a snack or settle sibling<br \/>disputes. Having a home office helps everyone in the family better understand the<br \/>delicate balance of work and home life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get Out of the House with Your Family<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You already know it can be challenging to turn off work mode when it should be family<br \/>time. There will always be more work, after all.<\/p>\n<p>But what\u2019s sometimes hard to see is you only have so many child-rearing years. You<br \/>want to make those years happy and healthy for you and your child while there\u2019s still<br \/>time.<\/p>\n<p>One way to focus more on your child is to intentionally get out of the house for a while.<br \/>Maybe you go for a hike or swim together. Or perhaps you go for a drive and get ice<br \/>cream. It\u2019s most important to be intentional about getting out when your stress levels<br \/>are unusually high as an entrepreneur.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of what you do outside the home, just getting away for a few hours is a great<br \/>way to put work aside for a while. It makes working from home with children more fun<br \/>and manageable too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Choose to Delegate for a Better Work-Family Balance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can\u2019t do it all. And if you try, you, your family and business will all lose. You only<br \/>have so much energy and time each day to give to work and your family.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve been consistently working hard but can\u2019t seem to make nearly the progress you<br \/>need, it\u2019s likely been time to start delegating tasks for a while now.<\/p>\n<p>The importance of delegation is crucial since it can give you more time to take care of<br \/>your family and your health. It can also increase the value you bring to clients and<br \/>customers while growing your profits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Delegate Effectively: Could You Use Some Help?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Effective delegation is a skill you can continually improve at regardless of how long<br \/>you\u2019ve been an entrepreneur. And the more your business develops, the more useful<br \/>delegation in business becomes.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to discover the benefits of delegation on a deeper level, feel free to get in<br \/>touch with <a href=\"https:\/\/smarttofinish.com\/Blog\/our-services\/\">Smart to Finish<\/a>. Perhaps you\u2019re just learning to delegate, or you\u2019ve been at it<br \/>for a while now but need to learn how to delegate tasks better. Either way, we can assist<br \/>you.<\/p>\n<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/profit2-b7888c.pages.infusionsoft.net\/\">scheduling a 30-minute free consultation<\/a> with us, we can develop a customized plan<br \/>for your business. Your journey of how to delegate better may involve hiring an online<br \/>business manager, virtual assistant or <a href=\"https:\/\/smarttofinish.com\/Blog\/2020\/04\/09\/navigating-the-pandemic-how-a-virtual-team-can-help-your-business-now\/\">virtual team<\/a>. Best of all, you\u2019ll grow your business<br \/>stronger and faster while maintaining a healthy work-family balance.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you an entrepreneur who\u2019s wondering how to work from home with kids? If so,you\u2019re already well aware of the many stressors that can occur when mixing kids and ahome-based business. Add to that the year of the Pandemic with disrupted schoolschedules, and few other questions become as relevant as this one. 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