Transitioning From Worker To Parent


Leaving your working self at work at the end of the day can be very difficult at times. A good starting point is to actually focus your thoughts away from the stresses of your work environment and concentrate on your family concerns as you are on your way home, if at all possible find a little private time for yourself to wind down.
Some things you can do to maximize your family time:


  • Before you leave work you can make a list of things you need to do the next day, that way you don’t have to worry about them once you’re home.
  • If you commute by mass transit, get off a couple of stops before you your usual stop and have a relaxing walk, or you can run what errands before you pick up your child or arrive home.
  • Make an appointment for quality time with with an older child at a specfic time that evening so your child feels guaranteed access to you.
  • Alternate child care responsibilities with your partner from day to day.

    Use your imagination, the whole point is to ‘power down’ before you get home, and stay that while you’re interactng wth your children, if you can do just that, you’ll see a vast improvement in your and your family’s quality time together.

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