Becoming a mom is a full-time job that often blends frustration with fulfillment. The joys of parenthood should never be underestimated — but for some parents, an interesting job is also an essential part of the equation.
If you worked prior to having children, you might want to clamber back on the career ladder in the same sector — but perhaps your priorities have changed and you’re seeking something completely new?
Whatever your strategy, walking the tightrope between work and family requires the surefooted skills of a mountain goat — here are three diverse ways to stay on top.
- Coworking creche
With their flexible booking arrangements, trendy interiors and tendency to encourage collaboration, co-working spaces have become popular with a whole range of entrepreneurs who like working for themselves but don’t want to be stuck at home.
Until fairly recently, enterprising parents attracted to working this way still had to shell out for childcare separately – sometimes meaning it was unmanageable.
That’s unnecessary when you use coworking and nursery combos like Third Door. Simply drop off your whippersnappers at their Ofsted registered nursery and nip next door to their corporate space to wheel and deal — what a wonderful idea.
- Distance learning
Upskilling with a formal qualification can help you return to work at a more senior level or migrate to a completely new career – if you’ve been out of the career game for a while, it shows employers that you’re serious about making a comeback.
But taking a full-time degree might not be possible due to financial and childcare arrangements — unless your partner or parents can contribute cash when you quit a full-time position or you remove your kids from school to drag them around campus.
Help’s at hand — earn while you learn with Anglia Ruskin Distance Learning and you’ll fit a flexible distance learning degree around work and family duties, emerging with an accredited qualification in the blink of an eye.
- Virtual Assistant (VA)
If you previously managed the busy schedule of a top-flight executive in a traditional corporate office environment, you may be able to flex your admin muscles again from the comfort of your home as a VA.
When you work as a VA with a firm like Virtalent it might involve dedicating yourself to one or two clients or providing several hours of support to a collection of customers you work with when they need you most.
And by scheduling your availability around school runs and family weekends away, you’ll have the best of both worlds.
This type of work allows you to earn wages commensurate with your skills and experience, without committing to permanent work that demands too much time.
These three ways to walk the tightrope and balance work and family commitments should help you build a life that blends all its constituent elements beautifully.
These are our three ways to balance work and family commitments. Share yours in the comments section.
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Dont have work kaya focus lang sa family. Before nag online selling din aq pero nung na preggy na stop aq kasi bwal sa baby ung ginagawa q. nag customize aq before ng bamboo coinbank, nillgayn q color and design…
For now i dont have work kaya focus lang ako sa family ko specially sa mga anak ko.. Thanks for. This info mamu.. I shashared ko. Ito sa mga friend and relativies ko na busy lagi sa work..
Wow .. Iba taLaga ang mga nanay salute ako kasi napag sasabay nila ung work also there families .. Ako full time mom sa iisang baby ko and also promonatics may balak fin ako mag business ^_^
Maganda talagang ma balance ung time tru work and family .. Ako focus sa family kasi walang work . Balak ko din mag business tru online kasi aun ginagawa ko dati ..