Home Business and Children; Achieving Balance

If a home based business is to succeed there is a certain amount of time to
be spent on the children. What about the business you say? Well that too.
What is important here is why you decided to work at home in the first place.
For me it was to be able to stay home with my family.

I worked on the road for a very long time. There were stages my children went

through that I regret missing. At the same time there were things I
experienced that I wouldn't change; but that is for another article. I love
my wife and children and enjoy staying at home immensely. Along with staying
home with them comes a certain amount of interruptions and decision making I
hadn't planned for.

Right now as I write this article I've got a 12 yr. old and 14 yr. old
discussing the merits of an Xbox 360. They want to buy one and are wondering
if I'm "in". These discussions go on around me all the time and I've learned
to listen but not listen (parents with children know what I mean). These are
not the moments this article is about. What I will address are the things
that need to be done as a parent - daily. Things like meals, rides to
wrestling practice, going to pick up buddies, sledding, and taekwondo
practice.

First off some boundaries need to be set. You DO need some quiet time to do
some of the work you do. Set them down and draw some boundaries. Some people
need more quiet than others. You've already gotten a glimpse into my life at
home. I'm writing an article with my children trying to drag me into a
conversation. I can deal with this some people cannot. I have quiet time
certain times of the day and I use those times for the work that needs more
concentration; like editing. Sometimes I trade them time for rides they need
to events or tell them if they give me 3 hrs. alone they can have a buddy
over on Saturday. Better yet they can go to a friend's house. That is even
more time alone or with one less child.

The whole idea for me was to spend more time with my children. I take time
off during the day and go sledding with my 8 yr. old, walk to the local caf
for lunch with my 12 yr. old daughter or take a couple hours off to go deer
hunting with my 14 yr. old son. These are things they enjoy and I am rewarded
handsomely for it. When I do these things with them they no longer feel the
need to seek my attention and I get more work time naturally. Young people
this

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