Successful teleworking: tips for combining career and family life

Have you recently officially adopted telework? Does your new job allow you to work a few days a week from home? Have you been teleworking for several years now, but are constantly looking for new tips and advice to make your experience more enjoyable and productive? Here is a comprehensive blog post on the subject, which will provide you with concrete tips and tools to optimize your telework periods .

The five commandments to respect

Even though teleworking is a way to save time on transportation and accomplish more tasks at home, in addition to allowing us to spend more time with our families, it can sometimes be difficult to give ourselves clear guidelines so as not only to not let work and our personal lives get mixed up, but also to make sure we keep time to recharge and rest . Our De Saison collaborators share with you in this article the five commandments to follow to achieve this!

Teleworking with young children

Working from home with young children can quickly become dizzying and it is therefore important, even essential, to not only be well organized, but also to always have in your pocket some ideas of activities to offer them so that they can keep busy and remain stimulated despite our time spent working . Our collaborator Laurence, professor of psychology, therefore offers us in this article suggestions for easy-to-do activities that will stimulate the different spheres of child development.

Back from school

When you work from home and your children go to school, their return home at the end of the day can quickly turn out to be the end of their productivity or even their work day! To ensure that your children are independent and carry out their routine without needing your supervision , find our advice in this blog article .

Meeting the needs of the little ones

Do you have young children that you have decided to keep at home with you while you work instead of sending them to daycare, and you have an hour-long meeting that you absolutely cannot leave to get up to get a snack for your youngest who is dying of hunger or to find something to entertain your baby who is loudly showing you that he is bored? Check out these lists of essentials to keep with you that will allow you to always have what you need on hand to easily meet the different needs of your children !

Essentials 0-2 YEARS

At this age, children usually have little fun, and above all need to be close to you! To keep them occupied easily and for precious minutes, here are some essentials to keep close to you while you work:

• Dry snacks that can be eaten slowly, and of course adapted to the child's age (Cheerios-type cereals, fish with cheese, etc.)
• A bin filled with objects that the child can empty and fill as they wish (pencils, figurines, etc.)
• A box of tissues that the child can empty and refill as they wish
• Paper and pencils (depending on the child's age, he or she will certainly enjoy drawing alongside you)
• Small books (ones with textures or sound chips can be very entertaining at this age!)
• A bottle of milk and/or a cup of water, depending on the child's age and preferences
• Wet wipes and diapers (for quick and easy cleaning of small and large messes!)

Essentials 3-4 YEARS

From the age of three, many new play possibilities open up to children, and it becomes much easier to keep them occupied quietly while you work.

• Various dry snacks (crackers, fruit compotes, cereals, etc.)
• Sheets, pencils, stickers and stamps (give him a range of choices so he can create whatever he wants)
• Puzzles adapted to the child's skills
• Small cars and roads (on a mat provided for this purpose or simply drawn on sheets of paper)
• Lego blocks and figurines
• Modeling clay and modeling tools
• Search and find type books
• A bottle of water

And you, what are your tips for making your teleworking days as effective as they are enjoyable, while optimizing your work-life balance?