8 life hacking for parents who work at home
Work And Study / / December 25, 2019
Well, when you can at any time to transfer children to other family members or a nurse and work quietly. However, even this does not prevent incidents, such as Professor Robert Kelly during an interview for the BBC.
It's fun, but if children are constantly in the way, have to get out.
1. Make the children's room and house safe
It is assumed that children can play on their own, while you are working. At least 15 minutes. therefore children's room It should be safe as much as possible. Tightly closed outlets and windows, corners with softeners. So you will not be distracted by every minute to check whether all is well with baby.
Experience shows that independent games - the most destructive. Therefore it is necessary in advance to accept the painted wallpaper pasted pictures closet, destroyed carpets and other pleasures. It is best to provide children with opportunities for limitless creativity than twitch at every little thing and break away from work.
2. Create a work area
Ideal - his office. If you have little space, even if equip the working area, which is inaccessible to children. And do not put anything on the desktop objects associated with children. It is necessary to:
- Protect things from paints, clay and glue.
- Tune in a working mood before a computer.
- Children understand that the house has a special place where you can not without permission.
3. Divide the types of work
In any job there are minor procedures such as checking email. And there is an activity for which you need the maximum concentration.
Think about when you need to focus. Such work is performed when the children are asleep. A small things aside for the time when they are on their own play or watch cartoons. Everything will still be distracted, but it is not critical for small tasks.
4. Go to the children's daily routine
Many parents work at night and during the day the children involved. It's okay, just do not understand when to sleep.
Children sleep more than adults, but not so much so that parents have time to everything in the world, until the child is resting.
My son stopped sleeping during the day and a half years, but slept well at night. I went to time, but here I am to 11 pm, was no longer able to work in any way effective, although I'm a typical owl. Just tinkering with a small child takes a lot of effort.
I went to a children's regime - went to sleep at the same time with his son and I got up at five in the morning. I have enough time to sleep, to make a fresh mind the hard work, and when I wake up the child, engaged in small tasks.
Try it, maybe you're not such a night owl, you think.
5. Explain all family members that work from home - work too
Many people think that working from home is good, because all you can manage - and to play and to work and cook porridge. If someone in the household still believe in the myth, not his. Let not expect perfect order dinner from three dishes and everything that can provide a housewife, but in no time the employee.
6. When you sit down to work, and bring myself up
It is a common rule for all freelancers. Be sure to change clothes into something, at least approximately resembling an office clothes.
- In the first place, so you will not have unpleasant situations, when you got a call on Skype, but you can not answer because of the porridge in her hair.
- Second, you'll be ready for the unexpected. If the talk time or call the children burst into the work area, you can apologize, stand up and take them into the next room, including a cartoon. And no one will see that you have a jacket but no pants, so you sit in the family shorts.
- Third, children understand more than we think. When mom or dad put on working clothes, for children it is a signal: "Do not distract me, I have to work!"
7. Make friends with your neighbors
Sometimes there is nobody to leave the child at all. Even for a moment. But you will find an important interview or call. What to do? If you have friendly neighbors, which during the day can for 10-20 minutes to take the child to his or drop in and take his game, appreciate them.
If you call someone, you can move the conversation for 10 minutes and seek help. Do not bother the neighbors with such requests often, this is an option of last resort. And do not forget to thank them for it.
8. Be sure to pay attention to children
Children can demand your attention here and now, immediately. Sometimes it is better to distract from work to devote half an hour active games and training a child, and then return to business.
Mode "for half an hour - a game for half an hour - the work" is much more effective than the mode "all day trying to work, but the child did not give."
A child who received a dose of care plays a calmer one. And if the child understands that mom and dad are ready to chat with him, he does not have an extra reason to moan and beg for time for yourself.
Share your life hacking, how to combine work and child, if you are under the same roof.