{"id":121,"date":"2020-05-21T10:04:05","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T09:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/wellbeing\/?p=121"},"modified":"2020-05-21T10:04:07","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T09:04:07","slug":"working-from-home-with-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/wellbeing\/2020\/05\/21\/working-from-home-with-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Working from home with children"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/wellbeing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2020\/05\/1920x1080-parents-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/wellbeing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2020\/05\/1920x1080-parents-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/wellbeing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2020\/05\/1920x1080-parents-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/wellbeing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2020\/05\/1920x1080-parents-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/wellbeing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2020\/05\/1920x1080-parents-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/wellbeing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2020\/05\/1920x1080-parents.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Publications Officer, Lynsey Heap shares her experience of working from home and being a parent during lockdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When schools and nurseries shut at the end of March, I\u2019m sure many \u2013 like me \u2013 were left thinking \u2018how am I going to do a full day\u2019s work and look after my child at the same time?\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone\u2019s experience of working from home with children will be different. Whether you\u2019ve got one child or more; you\u2019re home-schooling or entertaining; you\u2019ve got support from others, or you\u2019re on your own \u2013 as parents, we\u2019re all facing different challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone will have good, positive days of dealing with the circumstances; and everyone will have days that feel not so successful. But ultimately, we\u2019re just trying to do our best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve certainly experienced both. But as I\u2019ve navigated my way through the last couple of months, I\u2019ve discovered what works for us as a family; I\u2019ve developed my own ways of managing the working week, and I\u2019ve had realisations that I remind myself of when I\u2019m having a bad day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cut yourself some slack \u2013 you\u2019re doing three jobs at once<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Early on in lockdown, after a week of feeling like everything was spiralling out of my control (I was struggling to complete things for work, felt bad for my little girl and the house was a complete tip) I saw a post on Facebook that I really needed to see:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Parents: What we are being asked to do is not humanly possible. There is a reason we are either a working parent, a stay-at-home parent or a part-time working parent.<\/p><p>Working, parenting and teaching are three different jobs that cannot be done at the same time.<\/p><p>It\u2019s not hard because you are doing it wrong, it\u2019s hard because it\u2019s too much. Do the best you can.<\/p><cite>Emily W King, PhD<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>If your experience is anything like mine, some days you\u2019ll feel like an absolute super-parent and others like you\u2019re failing on all accounts. I now remind myself of the above when I\u2019m having a hard day and cut myself some slack on what I\u2019m likely to achieve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I feel like my day isn\u2019t going to plan, sometimes I find that taking an hour off to focus on one thing allows me to get back on track. Sometimes though I get to the end of the day and feel like I\u2019ve achieved nowhere near as much as I would\u2019ve liked, but reminding myself of the above allows me to accept it and start afresh the following day, often with positive results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Remember that work and your child\/children aren\u2019t your only priorities \u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your child\/children\u2019s wellbeing is naturally your top priority but remember that yours is just as important too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to lockdown, on a week to week basis, I never made time for myself. If I managed to stay on top of everything at work and at home, then I saw that as a successful week. Lockdown has presented me with such an unusual situation though \u2013 I\u2019m at home more so in some ways life feels like it has slowed down as we\u2019re not rushing here and there, but my days are full and long, balancing looking after a two-year-old with trying to get work done. It\u2019s shown me how important it is to make sure I am making some time for myself too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My mental health has struggled at times in the last few months but taking some time for myself, even if it\u2019s just 15 minutes reading, really lifts my mood and motivation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Find a routine that works for you as a family<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve restructured my day to ensure that I can still spend quality time with my daughter and concentrate properly on work. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I get up early and do a few hours in the morning \u2013 it means I can get some work done before she\u2019s up and then carry on during the first part of the morning, when she\u2019s having breakfast and happy to play by herself. I then take advantage of the fact that she still has an afternoon nap to do another couple of hours and I finish off the day in the evening once we\u2019ve eaten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This means that my working days are long, but it breaks everything down into manageable chunks, and means I can complete my working week and still enjoy my days off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s all about finding a balance and routine that works for your own circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Do a little planning \u2013 for both your home life and work<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For me personally, I find that planning helps with all aspects of my week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My little girl is only two, so I\u2019m not currently home-schooling as such, but I am having to find ways to entertain her daily. I\u2019m not one for planning big activities in advance but just spending ten minutes each night thinking about what we might do, or whether we\u2019ll go for a walk etc. I find really helps me to get on with the day and stay on track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also set myself daily goals for what I want to achieve at work and structure these around my day. As I\u2019ll normally do a couple of hours work in the evening, I often find I\u2019m flagging at that point, so I leave the easier stuff for this time of the day when not as much brainpower is required!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another huge help for me is planning ahead for meals as it allows me to prep in advance where I can and saves me headspace from constantly thinking about what to feed everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Think about where you\u2019ll work best<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t have an office space at home, so when I\u2019ve had to work from home in the past the kitchen table has been my usual spot. At the moment, though, my kitchen doesn\u2019t get cleaned and tidied until the end of the day when both childcare and work are done. And prior to that post-day clean-up it often resembles a very disorganised arts and craft shop!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can\u2019t concentrate in chaos, so that means during the day my kitchen is off-limits when it comes to work. Early on in lockdown, I\u2019d spend half an hour tidying up before I sat down to work, but this was not a productive use of my time as I found myself tidying up multiple times a day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, I work in different parts of the house throughout the day that allow me to stay productive. I\u2019ll start my day in the kitchen before the chaos descends. During the afternoon I work upstairs on my bed. Now I know in terms of \u2018working from home etiquette\u2019 this is a big no-no, but for me, in the current circumstances, it works. By 1pm this room is one of the only rooms in the house that hasn\u2019t been destroyed by toys and games, and it gets great light which instantly lifts my mood and offers me a calm environment to get straight into my work without any distractions (even if I do have to fight the temptation to climb into bed some days!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Look after yourself<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Not only is making time for yourself important but looking after yourself too. Sleep, diet, exercise \u2013 all these things contribute to how you feel. Looking after children and trying to work at the same time will be made all the more difficult when you\u2019re not feeling at your best. I\u2019ve had to be more mindful of making sure I\u2019m going to bed at a sensible time. I\u2019ve also found that planning and prepping my lunch and evening meal, as I mentioned before, has kept me eating properly and making time for exercise has kept me sane. 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