It happens five days a week. You have to shift gears from being a mom to being an employee – even the boss. How can you effectively shift gears and get yourself ready for the workday ahead? How do you gain and keep respect with those who work alongside you?
Be Confident with Your Choices. There’s nothing worse than not being comfortable with whom you are leaving your children with during the day while you’re at work. Do your research and ask for referrals from trusted friends and family. The choice is difficult if your situation requires you to earn a full-time income outside the home. This guilt will weigh you down in everything that you do; including work. You employer will not appreciate your focus and energy being focused elsewhere.
Make the Rules Clear Your work life and your home will function more efficiently if rules and expectations are laid out beforehand. If the daycare closes at 6 o’clock every day and you need to leave work at 5 o’clock to be there on time, then your supervisor needs to be aware of that. Let the people you work with know this too so that meetings that you have to attend won’t be scheduled at the end of the day. Try to save up your sick days in case your child is sick. When possible, trade off with your spouse on who takes the time off. This can increase the ‘partnership’ feeling of raising your kids in a two-income household.
When you’re a mom and an employee, you have to wear two hats. The key to success is to know when to wear each one. When you’re in mom-mode, it’s best to be 100% there in the moment with the kids. However, when you are on the job – even though you can’t ever completely turn off being a mom – you owe it to yourself and your employer to contribute all you can. It is not im-possible to be a great mom and a valuable employee!
Be Confident with Your Choices. There’s nothing worse than not being comfortable with whom you are leaving your children with during the day while you’re at work. Do your research and ask for referrals from trusted friends and family. The choice is difficult if your situation requires you to earn a full-time income outside the home. This guilt will weigh you down in everything that you do; including work. You employer will not appreciate your focus and energy being focused elsewhere.
Make the Rules Clear Your work life and your home will function more efficiently if rules and expectations are laid out beforehand. If the daycare closes at 6 o’clock every day and you need to leave work at 5 o’clock to be there on time, then your supervisor needs to be aware of that. Let the people you work with know this too so that meetings that you have to attend won’t be scheduled at the end of the day. Try to save up your sick days in case your child is sick. When possible, trade off with your spouse on who takes the time off. This can increase the ‘partnership’ feeling of raising your kids in a two-income household.
When you’re a mom and an employee, you have to wear two hats. The key to success is to know when to wear each one. When you’re in mom-mode, it’s best to be 100% there in the moment with the kids. However, when you are on the job – even though you can’t ever completely turn off being a mom – you owe it to yourself and your employer to contribute all you can. It is not im-possible to be a great mom and a valuable employee!
Many working mothers feels that by working, they are taking something valuable away from their children time, A few moms shows unique way to address this dilemma..
Nilakshi Soin,
head marketing, Weekender
I can be a more effective mother if iam happy about my self, I use the ‘Say’ and ‘do’ methodology with my child. A working mom’s calendar should look like this…
1) Match your leave at work with the child’s school holidays as much as possible
2) Dedicate at least one hour every evening for doing something together ( a craft activity, homework or even cooking something together in the kitchen!
3) Take your child around when running household errands. Little children love helping and it also allows them to learn some important life skills.
4) Connect with other working mothers in your child’s class and organize play date/ birthday parties at a convenient time
Shanta Roy,head-marketing, Haier Appliances India
The role of a working mother today is challenging as she juggles both, work and home at the same time. A child should be made to understand and value the work his/ her mother is doing and feel proud of her
Regina Vasudevan,
head-corporate communications,
Timken India
Every working mother faces the battle between two dominant emotions of guild and frustration. If she gives up her career to look after kids and house, She feels frustrated. If she pursues her career and fixes up a support system to look after kids, she feels guilty. The trick is to understand the most of it is our conditioning. Always ensure that you don’t bring work home.
This Mother’s Day Let’s Salute the spirit of the Indian mothers !
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(Source : TOI, ascent)
