Comments on: Working Parent Survival Tips – Part 1 http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/working-parent-survival-tips-part-1/ Be a Chief Extraordinary Officer in Business & in Life Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:52:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: AgentSully http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/working-parent-survival-tips-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-58856 AgentSully Sun, 12 Aug 2007 00:28:14 +0000 http://www.emomsathome.com/blog/2007/08/09/working-parent-survival-tips-part-1/#comment-58856 @Aruni - those are excellent additions to this list. Thanks for sharing! @Aruni – those are excellent additions to this list. Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Heather Ledeboer http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/working-parent-survival-tips-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-58581 Heather Ledeboer Sat, 11 Aug 2007 07:22:13 +0000 http://www.emomsathome.com/blog/2007/08/09/working-parent-survival-tips-part-1/#comment-58581 Great tips, thank you! Great tips, thank you!

]]> By: Aruni http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/working-parent-survival-tips-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-58389 Aruni Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:55:48 +0000 http://www.emomsathome.com/blog/2007/08/09/working-parent-survival-tips-part-1/#comment-58389 Wow...that's a great list. I think it depends on the kids too. My husband usually feeds them breakfast while I get ready, then I pack lunches, get them dressed, and brush their teeth while he gets ready. We usually brush teeth just before we leave in the morning. Another great tip is: outsource if you can. Get a house cleaner every couple of weeks, etc. We just recently hired a college kid to come 2 or 3 times a week to help with groceries, cooking healthy meals, clean-up, and kid's laundry. Although I can cook, I don't care to cook under time pressure and we found ourselves picking up food too often (expensive and not always good for you). I have to say she is a huge time saver and stress reliever. The only thing with college kids is you have to go with the flow. :-) Wow…that’s a great list. I think it depends on the kids too. My husband usually feeds them breakfast while I get ready, then I pack lunches, get them dressed, and brush their teeth while he gets ready. We usually brush teeth just before we leave in the morning.

Another great tip is: outsource if you can. Get a house cleaner every couple of weeks, etc. We just recently hired a college kid to come 2 or 3 times a week to help with groceries, cooking healthy meals, clean-up, and kid’s laundry.

Although I can cook, I don’t care to cook under time pressure and we found ourselves picking up food too often (expensive and not always good for you). I have to say she is a huge time saver and stress reliever. The only thing with college kids is you have to go with the flow. :-)

]]> By: Working Parent Survival Tips - Part 2 - eMoms at Home - The Internet Home Business Blog for Moms & Dads http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/working-parent-survival-tips-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-58352 Working Parent Survival Tips - Part 2 - eMoms at Home - The Internet Home Business Blog for Moms & Dads Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:16:09 +0000 http://www.emomsathome.com/blog/2007/08/09/working-parent-survival-tips-part-1/#comment-58352 [...] This is part two of a two part series on time management efficiencies for working parents with young children. Here’s part 1 of Working Parent Survival Tips. [...] [...] This is part two of a two part series on time management efficiencies for working parents with young children. Here’s part 1 of Working Parent Survival Tips. [...]

]]> By: AgentSully http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/working-parent-survival-tips-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-58210 AgentSully Fri, 10 Aug 2007 04:24:57 +0000 http://www.emomsathome.com/blog/2007/08/09/working-parent-survival-tips-part-1/#comment-58210 Thanks, Wendy, for the opportunity to guest post here! It's an honor! @Nathania - those are great additions! Thanks! @Jennifer - I'm in the middle between you and my sister. I need some structure, but I love being able to break my own rules when it seems to make sense. So, for instance, in my family, we mostly stick to a bedtime, but it's not strict. If we're (meaning me usually) tired we'll go to bed early or if there were extra long naps (the kids) that day then bedtime will be a little later. Regardless of each person's need or desire for structure, this can give everyone at least a few ideas, hopefully. :) @Susan - so glad you found the morning routine so helpful! @Jenni - I'm like you. I desire to be an early bird, but I find myself up late. Here's a trick I've been doing with myself to get to bed earlier. I have a little talk with myself inside my head where I point out to myself that I'm really not as productive at night as I am in the morning. Sometimes it works and other times it doesn't, like tonight! :) Thanks everyone. Hope to hear from more people. To my sis...hope you join in too! Thanks, Wendy, for the opportunity to guest post here! It’s an honor!

@Nathania – those are great additions! Thanks!

@Jennifer – I’m in the middle between you and my sister. I need some structure, but I love being able to break my own rules when it seems to make sense. So, for instance, in my family, we mostly stick to a bedtime, but it’s not strict. If we’re (meaning me usually) tired we’ll go to bed early or if there were extra long naps (the kids) that day then bedtime will be a little later. Regardless of each person’s need or desire for structure, this can give everyone at least a few ideas, hopefully. :)

@Susan – so glad you found the morning routine so helpful!

@Jenni – I’m like you. I desire to be an early bird, but I find myself up late. Here’s a trick I’ve been doing with myself to get to bed earlier. I have a little talk with myself inside my head where I point out to myself that I’m really not as productive at night as I am in the morning. Sometimes it works and other times it doesn’t, like tonight! :)

Thanks everyone. Hope to hear from more people. To my sis…hope you join in too!

]]> By: Jenni http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/working-parent-survival-tips-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-58134 Jenni Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:57:06 +0000 http://www.emomsathome.com/blog/2007/08/09/working-parent-survival-tips-part-1/#comment-58134 For me - I think the key has to be getting up and ready before the kids... the only thing is that I'm a night owl. Even so, I really like the idea of being ready and maybe even getting some work done before they get up... then greeting the kiddos as they wake up for the morning. I'll have to work on this one - but it is something I've been wanting to do for a long time... switching my internal clock so I'm up earlier rather than up until 1am and dead tired in the morning. For me – I think the key has to be getting up and ready before the kids… the only thing is that I’m a night owl. Even so, I really like the idea of being ready and maybe even getting some work done before they get up… then greeting the kiddos as they wake up for the morning.

I’ll have to work on this one – but it is something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time… switching my internal clock so I’m up earlier rather than up until 1am and dead tired in the morning.

]]> By: Susan http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/working-parent-survival-tips-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-58133 Susan Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:49:14 +0000 http://www.emomsathome.com/blog/2007/08/09/working-parent-survival-tips-part-1/#comment-58133 Love the morning routine the most. I'm printing it out and posting that bad boy! School's starting in just two weeks, and if I don't get a solid routine in place, my writing day will be shot! Thank you - Love the morning routine the most. I’m printing it out and posting that bad boy! School’s starting in just two weeks, and if I don’t get a solid routine in place, my writing day will be shot! Thank you -

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/working-parent-survival-tips-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-58122 Jennifer Thu, 09 Aug 2007 20:45:01 +0000 http://www.emomsathome.com/blog/2007/08/09/working-parent-survival-tips-part-1/#comment-58122 All this order would completely stress me out. I have to just wing it or I will honestly go nuts. I have a hard time even setting a bed time....nope don't have one. We are out at the park some nights until 9, just because. Other nights we are lights out at 7 because we are tired. All this order would completely stress me out. I have to just wing it or I will honestly go nuts.

I have a hard time even setting a bed time….nope don’t have one. We are out at the park some nights until 9, just because. Other nights we are lights out at 7 because we are tired.

]]> By: Nathania Johnson http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/working-parent-survival-tips-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-58112 Nathania Johnson Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:40:59 +0000 http://www.emomsathome.com/blog/2007/08/09/working-parent-survival-tips-part-1/#comment-58112 For older kids in elementary school, try the following after school: 15 minute snack 1 hour of homework (less is fine, but no more! they've been in school all day. if they have more than an hour homework, look into it. there's an issue on either the teacher or the student end.) Dinner 30 minutes reading (can come before if schoolwork is finished early) Shower/Play/Games Bedtime For older kids in elementary school, try the following after school:

15 minute snack

1 hour of homework (less is fine, but no more! they’ve been in school all day. if they have more than an hour homework, look into it. there’s an issue on either the teacher or the student end.)

Dinner

30 minutes reading (can come before if schoolwork is finished early)

Shower/Play/Games

Bedtime

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