5 Ways To Readjust Your Work Schedule And Spend More Time With Your Kids

Where do you spend the majority of your day? If you're like most of us, you spend at least a third of it at work. The other third sleeping. With only eight hours a day, sometimes less, to eat, bathe, run errands, commute, relax and, on a good day, spend some time with your family. Which particular eight hour segment of the day should you think about changing for the better? What portion doesn't feel right? You do need the eight or so hours of sleep to be healthy, to keep your energy up and allow your body to repair itself for another hectic day. You need to spend time with your family to keep your sanity and maintain good relationships. Unfortunately, those errands and other daily chores aren't going to go away. So, what is the solution to the change you want to make in one eight-hour portion of your day? Five Ways to Spend More Time with your Kids and Less at Work 1) Talk to your boss about telecommuting a couple of days a week. Remember, though, working from home means doing the same thing at home you would be doing at work. You will not be able to take those eight hours and play games with your kids. You will be able to eat lunch with them and do some special things. There is something relaxing while working furiously from a desk with your laptop while your toddler quietly colors with crayons on the floor beside you. 2) Check-out options for flex-time. Perhaps you could work 3 12-hour shifts a week with a half day on the fourth day. Perhaps you could work 60 hours one week followed by 20 the next. This would be hard on a person but the time off on the short week could well make up for the grueling long week. 3) Locate a daycare facility near your work. This is not always an option of course, but it is a great one if you can make it work. You can spend your coffee breaks and lunch hour with your small child and his friends. Your child will feel very special that mommy came to see him on a regular week day. You can enjoy his company even during your work day. 4) If your kids are in school and your spouse is willing, consider working the overnight shift. If your children are in school, why not go to work when they go to bed? Overnight shifts are a great way to work around your kids' waking hours, and then you can sleep through the day while they're gone. This really only works when they're a little older, however; most little ones aren't going to let you sleep through the day on their days off! 5) Be a freelancer or private contractor. The time for setting up your own business has arrived. Don't underestimate the discipline and determination involved in starting and growing your business. The positives of doing so, however, are numerous. You can work from home, on your schedule without worries over daycare, sick days or scrambling to make time for vacations. Which ever option suits you, you are going to gain precious hours to spend with the people you love the most.

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