More and more parents are struggling to find a balance between family and work life. It can be a slippery slope depending on what your profession is. However, having a family means that you need to be able to nurture your relationships with your kids and your partner. The great news is that you can have both. It’s possible to be totally committed to your career and your family. Take a look at the following tips for balancing your job and family life.
Occasionally Delegate
Sometimes you may not have enough time to do it all, and that’s okay. In some situations, you may have to learn to delegate. For example, if you can’t make one of your child’s sporting events or school concerts, make sure that the other parent can. The next time there is an event one of you needs to attend, make sure it’s you. It’s all about planning ahead.
If you work late and aren’t there to help your child with their homework, it’s okay to hire a tutor to give them a hand a few days a week. The most important is that you’re making sure your family is looked after even in your absence.
Be Present
It’s important that when you’re at work, you’re totally focused on work, and the same goes for when you’re at home. When you’re spending time with your family, make sure that you’re not looking at your work emails, or focusing your energy on anything outside of the present moment with your kids and spouse. Many families find great success making it a rule to ban cell phones during family time, or while eating dinner. Unplugging as a family can help you cherish the special moments that you have when they are less frequent than you would like them to be.
Give To Yourself
Some parents are so busy trying to find a balance between work and family, that they forget to also find time for themselves. If you’re burned out you won’t be much good at work or taking care of your family, so make sure that you practice self-care. This may mean going for a run, taking a bubble bath, or even just watching a show you like to unwind. The idea is to give back to yourself and not only others. It’s alright to be a little selfish sometimes— especially if you work so hard during the week.
Make a Schedule
Just like you schedule important meetings for work, you should also schedule valuable family time. You would never miss an important work meeting, so why would you miss something you scheduled with your family? Make sure that you treat each with the same priority.
MiddleMe 
Beautiful post , nice to read 👌🌷🙏♥️😊
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Thank you so much!
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So welcome 🌷🙏🌷
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Thank you for these great advices, Kally! Selfcare always is the first, and very important. xx Michael
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Thank you so much for your support and encouragement, Michael.
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Thank you. These types of articles are very common, but your sub-headings say it all: occasionally delegate, be present, give to yourself, make a schedule. How am I incorporating one, if any of these today? For example, can’t I check emails another time? Thanks again!
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Thank you so much, Susan. Always appreciate your encouragement.
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Reblogged this on Your Family and commented:
MiddleMe presented us 3 musts that will ease our parenting. I know that you can easily apply the same tips to managing any other aspect of your life, but parenting is definitely the #1 aspect of your life which everyone is trying to simplify.
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Thanks for sharing this out!
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It was a pleasure. I appreciate your work. Especially the posts in which you feature a meme for #weeklywisdom
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Thank you so much! Your encouragement means fuel for me to push on and write more for readers like you.
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“When you’re spending time with your family, make sure that you’re not looking at your work emails, or focusing your energy on anything outside of the present moment with your kids and spouse. Many families find great success making it a rule to ban cell phones during family time, or while eating dinner. Unplugging as a family can help you cherish the special moments that you have when they are less frequent than you would like them to be.”
Fantastic, Kally! This needs to be plastered on billboards, announced as a PSA before every movie, posted in every office!
“At the end, only two things really matter to a man, regardless of who he is, and they are the affection and understanding of his family.” (Admiral Richard Byrd)
❤️&🙏, c.a.
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Great post Kally. Really some useful tips that I can take to heart and try to incorporate into the workplace.
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Thanks for the great advice, just learn something new from ur great articles
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Thank you so much!
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You’re welcome
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Beautiful 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿❤️
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Thank you so much! Have a wonderful day.
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A wonderful day too kally 😊
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In spite of keeping a private tutor every mother should remain careful about their children’s education and future.
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Absolutely.
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Time management should be greatest factor.
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I agree too.
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Never thought about “struggling.” My strategy is that you can do almost anything with a schedule. For 10 years I had growing up kids, a daily walk, and grad study, and after that an involved job, with a commuting husband. Family guests from overseas were also included. Cell phones are only to call people, and social media, when you have time and feel like it, after 10 pm.
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Good that you are disciplined to follow through your schedule. 😊
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I go with the schedule as a way to accomplish all four of the suggestions you made here. Write it down first. Then do it when planned.
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Apt – “Give to yourself”. We can only give out of the abundance of what we also have. It’s important for us to pay attention to our habits and health!. 💯
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Wise words, Herry. How are you doing?
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I’m good. 😊
How about you too?
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Doing better each day. Thanks! Stay safe and smiling.
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That’s great.
I’ll. And you too, Kally. 🤗
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Referring to overhead discussion,It is commendable to focus on habits as these determine our, our family and future selves.
In Sync,
Surjit
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For me to finally achieve life balance is to do less. Have a priority that matters most. We cannot serve two masters.
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I agree with you.
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It is related to my latest blog. I do feel I am doing a lot less in life now specially making money but I am happier and less stress more time with the family and lots of travels on a budget even inside our country before we went into lockdown 2 weeks ago.
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