Children and career: The best tips against frustration
Sometimes small tricks help, and for mothers everyday life is easier. A whole series come here:
I am thinking of you: Call home once a day, whenever possible at the same time. Or buy a phone not only for emergency calls, but also for SMS greetings in between.
Determiner afternoon: For example, on a Friday, a child or a daughter can decide on their own what to do after the job. Reduce the frustration on other days when you say "Not now!" have to say.
Was not with shopping? Whether pizza service, messenger delivery from the supermarket or online ordering in the warehouse - it comes pretty much everything in the house, more often after work. Use a personal catering service so that you do not spend your time in shops but at home with your children.
When the braces age comes: Make arrangements with other classmates that all kids go to the same orthodontist. Then only one mother has to go, and later the clique can go to the control together.
On a business trip. Send a postcard home before leaving the station or airport. So that the greeting is already there the next day and quenches any longing.
Bonus system. Take away old paper, sweep the kitchen, water the flowers - for every help in the household the children get a receipt. If they have an agreed number together at the end of the week, there's a little surprise.
Save driving time: Distribute the part-time job to four instead of five days a week. On the day off can also be done a lot.
Happy Birthday. Home-baked pies? Make up games? Chaos in the nursery? Let the kids celebrate elsewhere. Museums, environmental centers or theaters, for example, organize exciting birthday afternoons. The costs are limited, you have two hours off - and a tidy apartment.
Everytime on Sundays. During the week, many children are not allowed to watch TV. They carry this with composure, if they are allowed to watch the children's channel at least on Sunday morning. And parents who finally do not have to get out early, can make themselves comfortable in bed for a while.
Gifts in reserve: Do you know in the morning that your children are invited in the afternoon? No problem if you create a supply drawer with small presents.
Definitely a guinea pig? You can be sure - caring for a pet will sooner or later hang on you. If you do not have the time or the nerve to do that, maybe it will be an exciting plushie or a petting zoo subscription?
Refuel together: Doing sports together in your free time is more than a fitness program. They keep good contact with their children - and also notice quickly, if they have something on their minds.
